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Richard Baker vs Sir Oliver Dowden
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Richard Baker and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.
5 same votes
258 different votes
263 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
75.0 %
2 % above average
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
422
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
204
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
218
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % 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
41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
52
-73.8 vs Commons average
Contributions
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
6
2 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API