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Peter Dowd vs Sir Mark Tami

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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Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,535 shared comparable votes.

1,531 same votes 4 different votes 1,535 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
145 Aye 91 No
Tax 100% aligned 236 shared votes
145 Aye 91 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
63 Aye 89 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
63 Aye 89 No
37 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
37 Aye 54 No
46 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 93% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
145 Aye 91 No
Tax 100% aligned 236 shared votes
145 Aye 91 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
63 Aye 89 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
63 Aye 89 No
37 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
37 Aye 54 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,946
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
54.7 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
881
45.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 645 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 77 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 rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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