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Matt Western vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,206 shared comparable votes.

1,203 same votes 3 different votes 1,206 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
126 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
126 Aye 68 No
90 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
90 Aye 55 No
48 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
48 Aye 63 No
35 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
35 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 91% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
126 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
126 Aye 68 No
90 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
90 Aye 55 No
48 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
48 Aye 63 No
35 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,664
2,406 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.8% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% 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

92
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
53
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
108
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 341 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
4
3 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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API