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Elaine Stewart vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 224 different votes 236 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 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
363
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
160
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
203
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

26
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
36
-109.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
5
3 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
16 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Tax
81 of 112 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
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
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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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