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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 83% of the time, based on 998 shared comparable votes.

830 same votes 168 different votes 998 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
7 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 58% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
97 Aye 46 No
Tax 63% aligned 143 shared votes
82 Aye 61 No
26 Aye 16 No
Defence 67% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 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 455 of 648
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,599
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
904
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
695
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
14
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 648

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
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
52 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Education
75 of 95 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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