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Julia Lopez vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,356 shared comparable votes.

1,332 same votes 24 different votes 1,356 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
69 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
69 Aye 121 No
65 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
65 Aye 44 No
50 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 172 shared votes
62 Aye 110 No
15 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
69 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
69 Aye 121 No
65 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
65 Aye 44 No
50 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 123 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 415 of 650
1,801
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,417 eligible divisions
863
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.7% of votes cast
938
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
906
53.3% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
58
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
Contributions
64
-100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
18
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
186 of 189 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Trade
82 of 90 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API