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Peter Dowd vs Mr Bayo Alaba

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle
vs
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Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

291 same votes 4 different votes 295 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
39 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
39 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
916
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
721
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
63 of 71 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
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