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Maya Ellis vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Maya Ellis and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 222 different votes 226 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
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
364
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
174
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
190
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
13
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
57
-68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Contributions
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£230,920
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£230,920
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
88 of 111 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
45 of 61 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API