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Catherine McKinnell vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,354 shared comparable votes.

1,345 same votes 9 different votes 1,354 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
119 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
119 Aye 79 No
56 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
56 Aye 71 No
32 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 83 shared votes
32 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 15 No
Benefits 92% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
96 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 157 shared votes
99 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
119 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
119 Aye 79 No
56 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
56 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

68.4%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 650
1,643
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,660
2,401 eligible divisions
896
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
924
55.7% of votes cast
747
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
17
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
49
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
95
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Contributions
37
-114.2 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
7
4 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

Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 76 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
61 of 76 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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