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James Cartlidge vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,590 shared comparable votes.

1,587 same votes 3 different votes 1,590 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
83 Aye 134 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
83 Aye 134 No
72 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 196 shared votes
72 Aye 124 No
74 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
74 Aye 74 No
57 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
39 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 134 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
83 Aye 134 No
72 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 196 shared votes
72 Aye 124 No
74 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
74 Aye 74 No
57 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
39 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 648
Participation
70.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 648
2,002
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
953
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
751
46.1 % of votes cast
1,049
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
877
53.9 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
Contributions
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Transport
71 of 87 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API