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Freddie van Mierlo vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Freddie van Mierlo and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 129 shared comparable votes.

101 same votes 28 different votes 129 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
20 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 634 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
230
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
125
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
105
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
95
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Contributions
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£177,310
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£177,310
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Energy
10 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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