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Sarah Jones vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Sarah Jones and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,135 shared comparable votes.

1,132 same votes 3 different votes 1,135 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
103 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
103 Aye 52 No
91 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
91 Aye 63 No
39 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
39 Aye 71 No
27 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
27 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Benefits 91% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
103 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
103 Aye 52 No
91 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
91 Aye 63 No
39 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
39 Aye 71 No
27 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
27 Aye 44 No

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

Voting record

67.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 647
Participation
69.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 647
1,395
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,323 eligible divisions
777
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
906
56.3 % of votes cast
618
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
704
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 647
Appearances
27
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 647
357
+243.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 647
Contributions
13
-100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£279,929
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#1
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Migration
134 of 161 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Trade
65 of 84 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 43 votes
#5
Transport
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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