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Richard Quigley vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Richard Quigley
Richard Quigley
Lab Isle of Wight West
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Richard Quigley and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 317 different votes 323 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 9 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
474
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
218
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
256
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

54
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
74
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£171,447
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£171,447
24% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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