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Iqbal Mohamed vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Iqbal Mohamed
Iqbal Mohamed
Ind Dewsbury and Batley
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Iqbal Mohamed and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 48% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

107 same votes 118 different votes 225 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
5 Aye 9 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 14 No
Tax 76% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 60% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

60.5%
12% below average
Rank 569 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
357
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
210
58.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
147
41.2% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

156
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
325
+179.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 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

£110,062
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£110,062
51% 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

Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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