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Helen Morgan vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

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Helen Morgan
LD North Shropshire
vs
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Helen Morgan and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 504 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 269 different votes 504 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 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 4 No
Transport 80% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
35 Aye 50 No
Tax 78% aligned 85 shared votes
30 Aye 55 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 73% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 70% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 8% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 30 No
Migration 9% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
918
1,209 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
472
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
446
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
4 years, 7 months
Since 16 Dec 2021
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

165
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Appearances
56
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
257
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
66
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£902,167
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£304,868
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
10
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

Devolution / Local Government
53 of 54 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
41 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Education
55 of 64 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Housing
42 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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