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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Blair McDougall

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

Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Blair McDougall voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 243 different votes 246 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 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 648
Participation
75.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
52.3 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
189
47.7 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
195
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
19 of 21 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API