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Daisy Cooper vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Daisy Cooper and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 797 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 561 different votes 797 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
17 Aye 17 No
Education 79% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 69% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
61 Aye 57 No
Tax 56% aligned 118 shared votes
39 Aye 79 No
14 Aye 14 No
Housing 54% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 37 No
Migration 4% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
1,188
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
615
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
573
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
115
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Contributions
66
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£274,876
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
22
5 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
18
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

Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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