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Peter Dowd vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,271 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,230 different votes 1,271 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
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
49 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 129 shared votes
81 Aye 48 No
31 Aye 29 No
Trade 3% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 3% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
141 Aye 71 No
Tax 0% aligned 212 shared votes
71 Aye 141 No
25 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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