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Imogen Walker vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Imogen Walker
Imogen Walker
Lab Hamilton and Clyde Valley
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Imogen Walker and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 239 different votes 243 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 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
407
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
197
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
210
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
4
-134.3 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Contributions
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£178,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£178,271
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
0
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

Education
45 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
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