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Peter Dowd vs Jamie Stone

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 Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Jamie Stone voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,041 shared comparable votes.

830 same votes 211 different votes 1,041 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
86 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
86 Aye 57 No
24 Aye 40 No
Migration 97% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 31 No
Trade 94% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 5 No
Energy 92% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 32% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 35% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 38% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
94 Aye 46 No
Tax 53% aligned 140 shared votes
80 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 21 No
Defence 63% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 477 of 648
1,599
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,057 eligible divisions
904
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
53.5 % of votes cast
695
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
650
46.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % 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
57
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
14
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Contributions
86
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£346,016
53 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
169 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Education
75 of 95 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 161 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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