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Mr Richard Holden vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 936 shared comparable votes.

927 same votes 9 different votes 936 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
48 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
48 Aye 81 No
55 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
55 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
48 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
48 Aye 81 No
55 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
55 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 206 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
1,342
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,405 eligible divisions
659
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
683
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
905
53.2% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
80
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
6
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
62 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Trade
50 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API