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Ms Diane Abbott vs Peter Dowd

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

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Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,255 shared comparable votes.

1,242 same votes 13 different votes 1,255 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
116 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
116 Aye 70 No
103 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
25 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 46 No
Migration 98% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
Participation
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 455 of 648
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,312 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.5 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
695
43.5 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 648
Appearances
29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 648
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648
Contributions
14
-94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Education
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API