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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Peter Dowd

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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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Peter Dowd voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,249 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 1,183 different votes 1,249 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
60 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 162 shared votes
106 Aye 56 No
36 Aye 30 No
Migration 6% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 21 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 22 No
Energy 5% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
67 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 115 shared votes
51 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 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
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
781
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
895
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Appearances
40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Contributions
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
16
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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