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Josh MacAlister vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 3 different votes 381 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
59 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
59 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
59 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
59 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 157 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
516
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,417 eligible divisions
260
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.9% of votes cast
256
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
739
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

85
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
214
+50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
41
-122.8 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
6
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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