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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.

Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 117 shared comparable votes.

109 same votes 8 different votes 117 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 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 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 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 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

31.1 %
42 % below average
Rank 636 of 647
Participation
70.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 425 of 647
170
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,641
2,333 eligible divisions
84
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
761
46.4 % of votes cast
86
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
880
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

15
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
Appearances
45
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
17
-101.2 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Contributions
55
-63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£156,380
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£156,380
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
35
7 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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

Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Migration
7 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
17 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API