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Helen Grant vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Helen Grant and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,357 shared comparable votes.

1,348 same votes 9 different votes 1,357 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
68 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
68 Aye 104 No
56 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
56 Aye 52 No
39 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
38 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 38 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 121 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 190 shared votes
70 Aye 120 No
68 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
68 Aye 104 No
56 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
56 Aye 52 No
39 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
38 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

73.6%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 650
1,767
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,697
2,401 eligible divisions
838
47.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
929
52.6% of votes cast
No votes
902
53.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

16
-71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
61
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
28
-124.0 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650
Contributions
67
-85.0 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£276,159
22% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
17
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 76 votes
Trade
82 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No rebel
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API