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Nigel Farage vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 132 shared comparable votes.

124 same votes 8 different votes 132 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
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

34.1%
38% below average
Rank 637 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
15
44 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,405 eligible divisions
5
33.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
10
66.7% of votes cast
No votes
905
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 months
Since 13 Aug 2026
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

17
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
60
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
19
-137.6 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Contributions
66
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£162,580
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£162,580
28% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
35
7 registered categories
Registered interests
17
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

Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Trade
3 of 3 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 13 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Crime / Justice
0 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

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