Compare

Sarah Pochin vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

167 same votes 4 different votes 171 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
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
0 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 17 No
Housing 95% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
0 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
241
418 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,390 eligible divisions
108
44.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
786
46.6% of votes cast
133
55.2% of votes cast
No votes
901
53.4% of votes cast
7
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

106
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
61
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
126
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Contributions
67
-84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 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

Trade
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Housing
22 of 25 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API