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Peter Dowd vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,386 shared comparable votes.

1,380 same votes 6 different votes 1,386 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
116 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
116 Aye 79 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
32 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
30 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 92% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
61 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 142 shared votes
60 Aye 82 No
116 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
116 Aye 79 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API