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Mims Davies vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Mims Davies and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,562 shared comparable votes.

1,551 same votes 11 different votes 1,562 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
85 Aye 127 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
85 Aye 127 No
71 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
71 Aye 68 No
58 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
58 Aye 35 No
40 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 43 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
23 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 121 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 189 shared votes
68 Aye 121 No
85 Aye 127 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
85 Aye 127 No
71 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
71 Aye 68 No
58 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
58 Aye 35 No
40 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

88.4%
16% above average
Rank 36 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
2,112
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,390 eligible divisions
1,006
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
786
46.6% of votes cast
1,106
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
901
53.4% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Appearances
61
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
117
-34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
67
-84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,871,353
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£272,930
21% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Trade
89 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API