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Alicia Kearns vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Alicia Kearns and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 814 shared comparable votes.

810 same votes 4 different votes 814 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
59 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
59 Aye 44 No
36 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
36 Aye 64 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 23 No
Migration 98% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
59 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
59 Aye 44 No
36 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
36 Aye 64 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 422 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
1,155
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
572
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
583
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
25
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
170
+31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
Contributions
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£320,176
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2024
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API