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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Chris McDonald

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

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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere
vs
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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Chris McDonald voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 296 different votes 300 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 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
781
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
895
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Appearances
93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
406
+260.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
17
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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