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Jim McMahon vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,383 shared comparable votes.

1,378 same votes 5 different votes 1,383 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
130 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
130 Aye 84 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
53 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
53 Aye 73 No
33 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
30 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 92% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
130 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
130 Aye 84 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
53 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
53 Aye 73 No
33 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 649
Participation
69.1%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,699
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,368 eligible divisions
952
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
747
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
10
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
10 years, 9 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

83
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
Appearances
41
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
111
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 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
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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