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Peter Dowd vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,374 shared comparable votes.

1,368 same votes 6 different votes 1,374 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
130 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
130 Aye 79 No
62 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
62 Aye 80 No
84 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 129 shared votes
84 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
29 Aye 51 No
40 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 15 No
Benefits 91% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
130 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
130 Aye 79 No
62 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
62 Aye 80 No
84 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 129 shared votes
84 Aye 45 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
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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