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Imran Hussain vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Imran Hussain
Imran Hussain
Lab Bradford East
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Imran Hussain and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 1,208 different votes 1,270 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
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 167 shared votes
63 Aye 104 No
17 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 51 No
Migration 4% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 124 shared votes
66 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
35 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 46 shared votes
11 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,727
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
954
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
773
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
31
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,184,798
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£312,619
38% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
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

Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
144 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Trade
76 of 91 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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