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Sir Keir Starmer vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 800 shared comparable votes.

796 same votes 4 different votes 800 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
97 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
97 Aye 55 No
66 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
66 Aye 28 No
38 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 11 No
Benefits 84% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
97 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
97 Aye 55 No
66 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
66 Aye 28 No
38 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

38.3 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
69.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 647
893
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,616
2,333 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.2 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
43.8 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
30
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
1,405
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
13
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
15
3 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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
57 of 64 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Transport
42 of 91 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
No rebel
HS2: report stage: Third Reading 23 Mar 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API