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Steve Reed vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,225 shared comparable votes.

1,222 same votes 3 different votes 1,225 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
125 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
125 Aye 72 No
106 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
106 Aye 63 No
51 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
51 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 74 shared votes
25 Aye 49 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 12 No
Benefits 91% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
125 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
125 Aye 72 No
106 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
106 Aye 63 No
51 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
51 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 74 shared votes
25 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

62.1%
11% below average
Rank 554 of 649
Participation
69.0%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,474
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,374 eligible divisions
861
58.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
613
41.6% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
41
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
428
+287.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Contributions
29
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
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: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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