Compare

Heidi Alexander vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 513 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 498 different votes 513 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
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
53 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 66 shared votes
13 Aye 53 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 422 of 649
356
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,661
2,356 eligible divisions
168
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
770
46.4 % of votes cast
188
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
891
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, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Appearances
55
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
501
+366.5 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
Contributions
65
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
5
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API