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Liz Kendall vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

1,265 same votes 5 different votes 1,270 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
111 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
111 Aye 69 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
47 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
47 Aye 74 No
34 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
34 Aye 50 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 92% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
111 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
111 Aye 69 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
47 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
47 Aye 74 No
34 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
34 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,543
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
878
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
665
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
483
+328.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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