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Edward Argar vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,634 shared comparable votes.

1,627 same votes 7 different votes 1,634 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
85 Aye 132 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
85 Aye 132 No
72 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 196 shared votes
72 Aye 124 No
79 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
79 Aye 67 No
60 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
60 Aye 38 No
43 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
85 Aye 132 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
85 Aye 132 No
72 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 196 shared votes
72 Aye 124 No
79 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
79 Aye 67 No
60 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
60 Aye 38 No
43 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

90.2%
17% above average
Rank 17 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 420 of 649
2,134
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,668
2,366 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
774
46.4% of votes cast
1,118
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
894
53.6% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

83
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
129
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Contributions
64
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API