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Alan Strickland vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 361 different votes 365 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
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
33 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
33 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.4%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
547
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,405 eligible divisions
271
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
276
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
905
53.2% of votes cast
12
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
39
-115.8 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Contributions
66
-88.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
17
4 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API