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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 82% of the time, based on 1,114 shared comparable votes.

912 same votes 202 different votes 1,114 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
25 Aye 34 No
Migration 95% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 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 52 No
Tax 58% aligned 157 shared votes
87 Aye 70 No
27 Aye 19 No
Defence 70% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 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

69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 455 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,599
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
904
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
695
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
14
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Education
75 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
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
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