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Peter Dowd vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Greg Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 929 different votes 952 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
12 Aye 16 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
92 Aye 56 No
Tax 2% aligned 148 shared votes
53 Aye 95 No
41 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 116 shared votes
73 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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