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Peter Dowd vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Andy McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,429 shared comparable votes.

1,425 same votes 4 different votes 1,429 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
137 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
137 Aye 84 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
57 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
57 Aye 80 No
31 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
41 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 53 No
Migration 99% aligned 82 shared votes
28 Aye 54 No
137 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
137 Aye 84 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
57 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
57 Aye 80 No

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

Voting record

69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
Participation
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.7 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
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
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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