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Aphra Brandreth vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Aphra Brandreth and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 0 different votes 300 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
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 517 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
394
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,390 eligible divisions
186
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
786
46.6% of votes cast
208
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
901
53.4% of votes cast
15
3.8% 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

94
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Appearances
61
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Contributions
67
-84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£250,031
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£250,031
11% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Tax
80 of 114 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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