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Jess Asato vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Jess Asato
Jess Asato
Lab Lowestoft
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Jess Asato and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 278 different votes 282 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 647
Participation
70.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 425 of 647
428
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,634
2,319 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
756
46.3 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
878
53.7 % of votes cast
13
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

28
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 647
Appearances
44
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 647
33
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 647
Contributions
54
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£194,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£194,965
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
2 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
71 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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