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Sarah Olney vs Peter Dowd

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

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

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Peter Dowd 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
20 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 37 No
Migration 94% aligned 53 shared votes
15 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Housing 37% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
33 Aye 20 No
Education 38% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
73 Aye 56 No
Tax 50% aligned 129 shared votes
81 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 414 of 649
Participation
69.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 444 of 649
1,156
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,631
2,356 eligible divisions
624
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
56.0 % of votes cast
532
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

138
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649
Appearances
41
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
185
+51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
Contributions
29
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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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Voting source Commons Votes API