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Layla Moran vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Layla Moran
Layla Moran
LD Oxford West and Abingdon
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Layla Moran and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 1,033 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 807 different votes 1,033 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
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 62% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 61% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 53% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
73 Aye 54 No
Tax 40% aligned 127 shared votes
47 Aye 80 No
15 Aye 7 No
Housing 36% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 39 No
Migration 4% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
93 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 146 shared votes
53 Aye 93 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 471 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
1,418
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
808
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
610
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
88
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Contributions
66
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,809,504
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£297,909
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
18
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

Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
59 of 75 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
148 of 194 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 52 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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