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Peter Dowd vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Sarah Olney voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 852 shared comparable votes.

624 same votes 228 different votes 852 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
19 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 37 No
Migration 96% aligned 51 shared votes
16 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 2 No
Energy 92% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 37% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 19 No
Education 38% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
2 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 47% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
81 Aye 45 No
Tax 52% aligned 126 shared votes
70 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 455 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,599
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
904
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
695
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
14
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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

Defence
52 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Education
75 of 95 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API