Compare

Patricia Ferguson vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 276 different votes 282 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
42 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
20 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
20 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
436
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
225
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
211
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
16
3.7 % 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

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API