Compare

Bradley Thomas vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Bradley Thomas and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 9 different votes 392 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
33 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
33 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
33 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

81.3%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
516
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,421 eligible divisions
236
45.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
796
46.7% of votes cast
280
54.3% of votes cast
No votes
907
53.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

208
+111.9 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
60
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
300
+132.8 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
66
-101.2 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£215,617
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£215,617
5% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
18
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 66 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 98 votes
Tax
108 of 122 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API