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Luke Pollard vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,203 shared comparable votes.

1,199 same votes 4 different votes 1,203 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
103 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
90 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
90 Aye 63 No
48 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
48 Aye 69 No
35 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
35 Aye 49 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 90% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
103 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
90 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
90 Aye 63 No
48 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
48 Aye 69 No
35 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
35 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
Participation
69.0%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,467
2,119 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,374 eligible divisions
809
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
658
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

71
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
41
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 649
673
+530.8 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 649
Contributions
29
-113.2 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Trade
71 of 87 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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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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