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Daniel Zeichner vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Daniel Zeichner
Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge
vs
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Daniel Zeichner and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,396 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 1,326 different votes 1,396 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
114 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 180 shared votes
67 Aye 113 No
24 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 17 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 51 No
Migration 5% aligned 81 shared votes
49 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 200 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,897
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
1,058
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
839
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
56
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 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

£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£266,524
18% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
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

Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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