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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 1,658 shared comparable votes.

1,655 same votes 3 different votes 1,658 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
86 Aye 134 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
86 Aye 134 No
72 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 197 shared votes
72 Aye 125 No
77 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
77 Aye 75 No
58 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
43 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 134 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
86 Aye 134 No
72 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 197 shared votes
72 Aye 125 No
77 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
77 Aye 75 No
58 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
43 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 64 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
2,077
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,405 eligible divisions
996
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
1,081
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
905
53.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
164
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
66
-88.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650

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
3
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API