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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 97% of the time, based on 142 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 4 different votes 142 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
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 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
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

58.7 %
14 % below average
Rank 586 of 647
Participation
70.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 424 of 647
206
351 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,323 eligible divisions
87
42.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
758
46.3 % of votes cast
119
57.8 % of votes cast
No votes
879
53.7 % of votes cast
7
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647
73
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 647
Contributions
55
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 647

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
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API