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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Alan Mak

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Alan Mak voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,530 shared comparable votes.

1,522 same votes 8 different votes 1,530 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
74 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
74 Aye 121 No
78 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
78 Aye 76 No
57 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
40 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 47 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
21 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 195 shared votes
69 Aye 126 No
74 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
74 Aye 121 No
78 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
78 Aye 76 No
57 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
40 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 650
1,687
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,038
2,390 eligible divisions
786
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
965
47.4% of votes cast
901
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,073
52.6% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
25
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
67
-84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
28
-123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
17
4 registered categories
Registered interests
24
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
197 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 94 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
72 of 94 votes
#5
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No rebel
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API