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Matt Vickers vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Matt Vickers and Peter Dowd voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 849 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 823 different votes 849 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
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 7% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 36 No
Migration 5% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
67 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 102 shared votes
35 Aye 67 No
8 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
Participation
69.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 444 of 649
1,288
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,631
2,356 eligible divisions
616
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
56.0 % of votes cast
672
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

77
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
Appearances
41
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
102
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
29
-105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£295,321
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
3
2 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 6 Dec 2024
Tax
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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