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Dame Caroline Dinenage vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,435 shared comparable votes.

1,429 same votes 6 different votes 1,435 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
79 Aye 116 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
79 Aye 116 No
72 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
72 Aye 57 No
56 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
56 Aye 36 No
41 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 44 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
23 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
67 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 190 shared votes
67 Aye 123 No
79 Aye 116 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
79 Aye 116 No
72 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
72 Aye 57 No
56 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
56 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
1,834
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
896
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
938
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Contributions
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£285,728
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Mr Baron's motion B (No deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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