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Sir John Whittingdale vs Peter Dowd

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

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Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
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Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Peter Dowd voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,338 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,284 different votes 1,338 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
17 Aye 24 No
Energy 5% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
60 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
47 Aye 36 No
Migration 5% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
76 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 128 shared votes
52 Aye 76 No
14 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
9
5 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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 71 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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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