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Wendy Morton vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Wendy Morton
Wendy Morton
Con Aldridge-Brownhills
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Wendy Morton and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,386 shared comparable votes.

1,381 same votes 5 different votes 1,386 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
67 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
67 Aye 113 No
62 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
62 Aye 51 No
38 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 39 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No
33 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 27 No
Migration 99% aligned 84 shared votes
56 Aye 28 No
66 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 181 shared votes
67 Aye 114 No
67 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
67 Aye 113 No
62 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
62 Aye 51 No
38 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.3%
6% above average
Rank 234 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 420 of 649
1,855
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,669
2,368 eligible divisions
885
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
775
46.4% of votes cast
970
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
894
53.6% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

161
+81.0 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
58
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
266
+126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649
Contributions
65
-74.4 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,630,211
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£253,374
12% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
5
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Mr Baron's motion B (No deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
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