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Neil Coyle vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab Bermondsey and Old Southwark
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Neil Coyle and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,358 shared comparable votes.

1,347 same votes 11 different votes 1,358 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
130 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
130 Aye 80 No
64 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
64 Aye 68 No
27 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
27 Aye 46 No
31 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
42 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 91% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
34 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
130 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
130 Aye 80 No
64 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
64 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 650
1,695
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,660
2,401 eligible divisions
965
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
924
55.7% of votes cast
730
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

12
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
Appearances
49
-38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
12
-140.0 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
37
-115.0 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,946,990
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£245,953
9% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
7
4 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

Housing
61 of 67 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 76 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Transport
76 of 95 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
61 of 76 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
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
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