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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,247 shared comparable votes.

1,241 same votes 6 different votes 1,247 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
62 Aye 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
62 Aye 108 No
58 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
65 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
65 Aye 53 No
35 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
36 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 37 No
Migration 99% aligned 80 shared votes
44 Aye 36 No
62 Aye 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
62 Aye 108 No
58 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
65 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
65 Aye 53 No
35 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 500 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
1,569
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,672
2,372 eligible divisions
740
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
778
46.5% of votes cast
829
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
894
53.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

8
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 649
Appearances
59
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
13
-127.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Contributions
65
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API