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Joe Robertson vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 5 different votes 365 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
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 301 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 415 of 650
475
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,417 eligible divisions
217
45.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.7% of votes cast
258
54.3% of votes cast
No votes
906
53.3% of votes cast
3
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

186
+91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Appearances
58
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
326
+161.5 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
64
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
18
4 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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Tax
102 of 121 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 98 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API