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Paul Holmes vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 936 shared comparable votes.

926 same votes 10 different votes 936 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
49 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
49 Aye 71 No
54 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
54 Aye 45 No
44 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
44 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
49 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
49 Aye 71 No
54 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
54 Aye 45 No
44 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
44 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

85.1%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
1,435
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,405 eligible divisions
716
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
719
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
905
53.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

115
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
329
+174.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Contributions
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 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