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Peter Dowd vs Jim McMahon

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
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Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,379 shared comparable votes.

1,374 same votes 5 different votes 1,379 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
130 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
130 Aye 84 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
53 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
53 Aye 73 No
33 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
30 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 92% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
130 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
130 Aye 84 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
53 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
53 Aye 73 No
33 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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