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Catherine West vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,403 shared comparable votes.

1,393 same votes 10 different votes 1,403 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
115 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
115 Aye 81 No
59 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
59 Aye 80 No
35 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
35 Aye 56 No
41 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 15 No
Benefits 92% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 17 No
Energy 98% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
101 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
115 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
115 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 650
1,766
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,396 eligible divisions
954
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
923
55.8% of votes cast
812
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
732
44.2% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Appearances
49
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
62
-89.4 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
37
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 94 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
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
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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