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Peter Dowd vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,455 shared comparable votes.

1,452 same votes 3 different votes 1,455 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
128 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
128 Aye 79 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
63 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
63 Aye 79 No
36 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
36 Aye 54 No
46 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 93% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
128 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
128 Aye 79 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
63 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
63 Aye 79 No
36 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
36 Aye 54 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
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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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