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Peter Dowd vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 768 shared comparable votes.

570 same votes 198 different votes 768 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
16 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 41 No
Migration 97% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Education 32% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
70 Aye 45 No
Tax 45% aligned 115 shared votes
65 Aye 50 No
14 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 61% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 71% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 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
69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 449 of 648
1,599
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,107
1,594 eligible divisions
904
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.3 % of votes cast
695
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
539
48.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 648
Appearances
79
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 648
14
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Contributions
101
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
4 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
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
47 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
118 of 152 votes
Education
75 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API