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Olivia Bailey vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Olivia Bailey and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 257 different votes 260 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
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.6 %
same as average
Rank 368 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
409
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
205
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
204
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
9
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
176
+50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Contributions
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£210,175
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£210,175
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Migration
9 of 11 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API