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Lee Barron vs Peter Dowd

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Lee Barron and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 0 different votes 330 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 650
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 650
427
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,629
2,349 eligible divisions
201
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
56.0 % of votes cast
226
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
717
44.0 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Appearances
38
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
46
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Contributions
26
-99.8 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£218,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£218,179
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 70 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Defence
28 of 33 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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