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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Steve Barclay

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Steve Barclay voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,296 shared comparable votes.

1,293 same votes 3 different votes 1,296 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
74 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
74 Aye 107 No
65 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
65 Aye 70 No
41 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 33 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 181 shared votes
69 Aye 112 No
74 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
74 Aye 107 No
65 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
65 Aye 70 No
41 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 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
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 404 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
783
47.4 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
870
52.6 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
51
-9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
68
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
192 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
172 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API