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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 72% of the time, based on 870 shared comparable votes.

627 same votes 243 different votes 870 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
32 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 38 No
Migration 94% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 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
6 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
81 Aye 48 No
Tax 50% aligned 129 shared votes
73 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 446 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650

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
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
63 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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