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Mark Pritchard vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Mark Pritchard and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,232 shared comparable votes.

1,211 same votes 21 different votes 1,232 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
62 Aye 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
62 Aye 114 No
48 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
48 Aye 47 No
41 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 40 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
33 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 127 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 193 shared votes
70 Aye 123 No
16 Aye 25 No
Benefits 98% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
62 Aye 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
62 Aye 114 No
48 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
48 Aye 47 No
41 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

64.0%
8% below average
Rank 529 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 415 of 650
1,547
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,417 eligible divisions
735
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.7% of votes cast
812
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
906
53.3% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

212
+117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Appearances
58
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
252
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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

£2,150,580
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£174,182
23% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
18
4 registered categories
2
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
198 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Migration
136 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 98 votes
Trade
70 of 94 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