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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 1,257 shared comparable votes.

1,252 same votes 5 different votes 1,257 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 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
111 Aye 68 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
46 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
46 Aye 71 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 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
111 Aye 68 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
46 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
46 Aye 71 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

64.3%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
69.0%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,526
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,372 eligible divisions
872
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
654
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

39
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 649
Appearances
41
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649
543
+402.5 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
Contributions
29
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649

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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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