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Sarah Bool vs Peter Dowd

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Peter Dowd voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 277 different votes 284 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
36 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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