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Mary Creagh vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 717 shared comparable votes.

710 same votes 7 different votes 717 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
73 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
73 Aye 62 No
15 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 80% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
84 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 128 shared votes
87 Aye 41 No
73 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
73 Aye 62 No
15 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

63.7%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
394
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
205
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
189
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
14
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
243
+88.4 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
2
2 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

Housing
29 of 32 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 42 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Tax
80 of 114 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API