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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 274 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 0 different votes 274 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
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% 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

65.4 %
7 % below average
Rank 509 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
368
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
173
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
195
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
13
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 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
16
5 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Tax
79 of 111 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API