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Ben Coleman vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 269 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
82
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API