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James Naish vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

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James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe
vs
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

James Naish and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 279 different votes 285 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 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
422
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
210
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
212
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
9
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

151
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Contributions
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
16
6 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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