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Martin McCluskey vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Martin McCluskey and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 238 different votes 241 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
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 261 of 648
Participation
70.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 648
409
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
751
46.1 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
877
53.9 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 648
207
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£140,697
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£140,697
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
5 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#4
Transport
71 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API