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Peter Dowd vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Joe Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 296 different votes 303 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
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
36 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
36 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
44.7 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
239
55.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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
63 of 71 votes
#1
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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