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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 254 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 250 different votes 254 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 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 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

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 396 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
199
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
222
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
5
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

12
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
16
-129.9 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

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
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 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 112 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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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