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Lee Anderson vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 857 shared comparable votes.

835 same votes 22 different votes 857 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
34 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
34 Aye 74 No
56 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 14 No
Housing 94% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
45 Aye 31 No
Migration 96% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 12 No
Transport 98% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
34 Aye 74 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 301 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
1,270
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,405 eligible divisions
639
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
631
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
905
53.2% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

56
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
78
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
9
4 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

Trade
56 of 56 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API