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Emma Hardy vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,100 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,050 different votes 1,100 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
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 153 shared votes
58 Aye 95 No
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 44 No
Migration 6% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 21 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,497
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
807
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
690
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
391
+247.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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: 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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