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Anna Dixon vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Anna Dixon
Anna Dixon
Lab Shipley
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Anna Dixon and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 323 different votes 327 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 98 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
479
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
247
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
232
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

109
+38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
176
+50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Contributions
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,077
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£182,077
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
0
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API