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Peter Dowd vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Ed Davey voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 953 shared comparable votes.

792 same votes 161 different votes 953 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
87 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
87 Aye 58 No
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 32% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 6 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 41% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
87 Aye 45 No
Tax 63% aligned 132 shared votes
80 Aye 52 No
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 72% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 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
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,599
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
904
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
695
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % 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
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
14
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Education
75 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API