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Andy Slaughter vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,424 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 1,358 different votes 1,424 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
108 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 171 shared votes
64 Aye 107 No
22 Aye 14 No
Energy 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,944
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
1,077
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
867
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
116
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
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

Housing
65 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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