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Anneliese Midgley vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Anneliese Midgley
Anneliese Midgley
Lab Knowsley
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Anneliese Midgley and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 300 different votes 304 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
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
6% above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
461
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
231
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
230
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
9
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

31
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
38
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£199,199
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£199,199
12% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
1
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

Education
49 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 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
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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