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Chris Webb vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Chris Webb
Chris Webb
Lab Blackpool South
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Chris Webb and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 270 different votes 284 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 33% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.6%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
433
605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
208
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
225
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

115
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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

£308,254
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£308,254
36% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 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

Energy
19 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Tax
102 of 118 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Transport
24 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 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
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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