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Peter Dowd vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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 Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 312 different votes 320 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
1 Aye 4 No
Benefits 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
37 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
37 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
575 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
43.9 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
252
56.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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