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John McDonnell vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,362 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 1,288 different votes 1,362 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
17 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
108 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 168 shared votes
63 Aye 105 No
22 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 23 No
Benefits 4% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 56 No
Migration 4% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 16 No
Energy 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

125
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
158
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Defence
63 of 71 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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