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Peter Dowd vs Christine Jardine

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

Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle
vs
Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Christine Jardine voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,015 shared comparable votes.

834 same votes 181 different votes 1,015 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
85 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
85 Aye 63 No
10 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
31 Aye 39 No
Migration 96% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 15 No
Education 38% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 24 No
Defence 60% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
97 Aye 49 No
Tax 62% aligned 146 shared votes
85 Aye 61 No
7 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
63 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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