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Peter Dowd vs Ms Diane Abbott

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
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,255 shared comparable votes.

1,242 same votes 13 different votes 1,255 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 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
116 Aye 70 No
103 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
25 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 11 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 48 No
Migration 98% aligned 80 shared votes
34 Aye 46 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 455 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,599
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
904
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
695
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
14
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
52 of 59 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Education
75 of 95 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API