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Peter Dowd vs Jeremy Corbyn

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 Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,076 same votes 103 different votes 1,179 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
99 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
99 Aye 62 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 52% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 73% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 75% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
48 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 116 shared votes
59 Aye 57 No
27 Aye 10 No
Energy 89% aligned 37 shared votes
25 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
62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
819
55.5 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
657
44.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
130
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
183
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No rebel
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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