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Nesil Caliskan vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

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Nesil Caliskan
Lab Barking
vs
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Nesil Caliskan and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 256 different votes 261 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 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 216 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
456
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
240
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
216
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
11
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
60
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£206,393
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£206,393
9 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
17
5 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API