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Mike Reader vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 256 different votes 261 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
408
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
217
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
191
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
11
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
82
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
17
4 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API