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John McDonnell vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,486 shared comparable votes.

1,464 same votes 22 different votes 1,486 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
144 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 226 shared votes
144 Aye 82 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
42 Aye 22 No
Education 95% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 17 No
Energy 96% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 55 No
Migration 97% aligned 88 shared votes
32 Aye 56 No
8 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Motion to Disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 49F (Data Use and Access Bill) 3 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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