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Cameron Thomas vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Cameron Thomas
Cameron Thomas
Ind Tewkesbury
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Cameron Thomas and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

169 same votes 37 different votes 206 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
21 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 45% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

56.5 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
70.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
315
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,651
2,344 eligible divisions
163
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
766
46.4 % of votes cast
152
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
885
53.6 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
51
-19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
114
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
61
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£162,596
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£162,596
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 9 votes
#4
Transport
75 of 92 votes
Crime / Justice
40 of 61 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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