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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 1,624 shared comparable votes.
1,621 same votes
3 different votes
1,624 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
86.4 %
14 % above average
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Debates
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Appearances
57
-21.0 vs Commons average
165
+26.6 vs Commons average
Contributions
67
-71.4 vs Commons average
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
15 Jul 2026
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API