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Alison McGovern vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,331 shared comparable votes.

1,325 same votes 6 different votes 1,331 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
123 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
123 Aye 77 No
61 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
61 Aye 73 No
36 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
36 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
34 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 12 No
Benefits 91% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
98 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 159 shared votes
99 Aye 60 No
123 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
123 Aye 77 No
61 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
61 Aye 73 No

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

Voting record

70.0%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 649
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
1,657
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,368 eligible divisions
919
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
738
44.5% 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
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Appearances
41
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
428
+288.6 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Contributions
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
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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