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Nick Timothy vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 9 different votes 310 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
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 434 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
441
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,422 eligible divisions
210
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
797
46.8% of votes cast
231
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
907
53.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Appearances
58
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
122
-47.2 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
Contributions
64
-105.2 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£199,214
12% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
21
4 registered categories
Registered interests
18
4 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API