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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 1,224 shared comparable votes.

1,220 same votes 4 different votes 1,224 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 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
103 Aye 62 No
90 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
90 Aye 63 No
49 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
49 Aye 72 No
35 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
35 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 90% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
103 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
103 Aye 62 No
90 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
90 Aye 63 No
49 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
49 Aye 72 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

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,490
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
818
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
672
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
53
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
710
+553.4 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Contributions
41
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650

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
0
0 registered categories
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
73 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Trade
74 of 90 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Defence
58 of 71 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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API