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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Lee Anderson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 828 shared comparable votes.

808 same votes 20 different votes 828 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
34 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
34 Aye 74 No
54 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Housing 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
42 Aye 34 No
Migration 96% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 12 No
Transport 98% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
34 Aye 74 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 417 of 649
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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