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Kanishka Narayan vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan
Lab Vale of Glamorgan
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Kanishka Narayan and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 270 different votes 274 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 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
26 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
26 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 258 of 647
Participation
70.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 424 of 647
418
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,323 eligible divisions
223
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
758
46.3 % of votes cast
195
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
879
53.7 % of votes cast
5
1.2 % 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

42
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647
276
+162.4 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 647
Contributions
55
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£185,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£185,623
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
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

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
40 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#4
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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