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Peter Dowd vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,449 shared comparable votes.

1,448 same votes 1 different votes 1,449 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
136 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
136 Aye 79 No
101 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
101 Aye 63 No
63 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
63 Aye 75 No
35 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
35 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
136 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
136 Aye 79 No
101 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
101 Aye 63 No
63 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
63 Aye 75 No
35 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
35 Aye 51 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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