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Mr James Frith vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
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Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 615 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 590 different votes 615 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
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
69 Aye 37 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 106 shared votes
35 Aye 71 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 3% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
67 Aye 37 No
Tax 1% aligned 104 shared votes
36 Aye 68 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 15 No
Trade 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
425
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
211
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
214
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
9
2.1 % 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

28
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
0
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Education
45 of 49 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No
Mr Baron's motion B (No deal) 27 Mar 2019
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API