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Peter Dowd vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

915 same votes 212 different votes 1,127 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
84 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
84 Aye 61 No
32 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
26 Aye 35 No
Migration 93% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 37% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 11 No
Education 40% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
105 Aye 55 No
Tax 57% aligned 160 shared votes
90 Aye 70 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 64% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 77% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
Participation
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
916
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
844
54.3% of votes cast
721
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
710
45.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
Appearances
147
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
Contributions
209
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7% above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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