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Richard Tice vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Richard Tice
Richard Tice
RUK Boston and Skegness
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Richard Tice and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 9 different votes 211 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
17 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 18 No
Housing 96% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

51.7 %
21 % below average
Rank 619 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
297
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
141
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
156
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
11
3.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
234
+95.7 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
Contributions
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£176,036
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£176,036
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
23
5 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 9 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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