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Pat McFadden vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,254 shared comparable votes.

1,249 same votes 5 different votes 1,254 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
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
109 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
109 Aye 56 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 No
33 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
30 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 93% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
109 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
109 Aye 56 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

65.5%
7% below average
Rank 509 of 649
Participation
69.0%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,554
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,372 eligible divisions
895
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
659
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

35
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
Appearances
41
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649
255
+114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
Contributions
29
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
No rebel
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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