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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.

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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 804 shared comparable votes.

788 same votes 16 different votes 804 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
32 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
32 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
18 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Housing 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
41 Aye 34 No
Migration 96% aligned 75 shared votes
44 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
32 Aye 74 No
54 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 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
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 304 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,594 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
604
50.0 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
603
50.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 648
Appearances
46
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 648
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
Contributions
64
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API