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Peter Dowd vs Stephen Kinnock

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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Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,433 shared comparable votes.

1,429 same votes 4 different votes 1,433 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
137 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 216 shared votes
137 Aye 79 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
59 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
59 Aye 72 No
35 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No
33 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 13 No
Benefits 92% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
137 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 216 shared votes
137 Aye 79 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
59 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
59 Aye 72 No
35 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 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
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
56.6 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
773
43.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
356
+217.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 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 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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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