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Mike Kane vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,217 different votes 1,272 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
105 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 164 shared votes
63 Aye 101 No
22 Aye 15 No
Energy 8% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
974
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
736
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
12 years, 6 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
48
-90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Contributions
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
17
5 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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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