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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 280 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 275 different votes 280 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
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 351 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
433
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
226
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
207
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

71
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649

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
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 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
12 of 13 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
Defence
54 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API