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Naz Shah vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,191 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 1,135 different votes 1,191 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
109 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 164 shared votes
59 Aye 105 No
20 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 48 No
Migration 4% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 11 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
38 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
15 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
860
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
691
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

21
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
25
-118.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 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

Housing
57 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
Aye
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