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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Edward Argar

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Edward Argar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,594 shared comparable votes.

1,587 same votes 7 different votes 1,594 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
83 Aye 132 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
83 Aye 132 No
72 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 196 shared votes
72 Aye 124 No
78 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
78 Aye 67 No
59 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
59 Aye 38 No
39 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 132 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
83 Aye 132 No
72 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 196 shared votes
72 Aye 124 No
78 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
78 Aye 67 No
59 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
59 Aye 38 No
39 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 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
90.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,089
2,312 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
990
47.4 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,099
52.6 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API