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Peter Fortune vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 5 different votes 349 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
25 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
25 Aye 44 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
25 Aye 44 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.1%
1% above average
Rank 351 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 415 of 650
461
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,417 eligible divisions
204
44.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.7% of votes cast
257
55.7% of votes cast
No votes
906
53.3% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

137
+42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Appearances
58
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
161
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Contributions
64
-100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
18
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 98 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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