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Sir Mel Stride vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
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Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,453 shared comparable votes.

1,453 same votes 0 different votes 1,453 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
70 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 194 shared votes
70 Aye 124 No
78 Aye 106 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
78 Aye 106 No
69 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
57 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 194 shared votes
70 Aye 124 No
78 Aye 106 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
78 Aye 106 No
69 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
57 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 420 of 649
1,847
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,669
2,368 eligible divisions
894
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
775
46.4% of votes cast
953
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
894
53.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

27
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
45
-92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Contributions
64
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
9
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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