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Andy Burnham vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Andy Burnham and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 122 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 114 different votes 122 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
16 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 17% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

35.7%
37% below average
Rank 636 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 415 of 650
30
84 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,417 eligible divisions
18
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.7% of votes cast
12
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
906
53.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
4 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
Appearances
58
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
772
+607.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
64
-100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£84,964
62% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
34
8 registered categories
Registered interests
18
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
4 of 5 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Trade
4 of 6 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 5 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 98 votes
Defence
4 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Aye
Investigatory Powers Bill Third Reading 7 Jun 2016
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API