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Peter Dowd vs Layla Moran

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 Layla Moran
Layla Moran
LD Oxford West and Abingdon

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Layla Moran voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,086 shared comparable votes.

860 same votes 226 different votes 1,086 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
84 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
84 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 40 No
Migration 97% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 7 No
Energy 93% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 29 No
Trade 92% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 35% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 41% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 60% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
88 Aye 54 No
Tax 61% aligned 142 shared votes
88 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
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 471 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,418
2,106 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
808
57.0 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
610
43.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 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
£1,809,504
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£297,909
32 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
59 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
148 of 194 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 52 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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