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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.

Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Alan Mak voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,510 shared comparable votes.

1,504 same votes 6 different votes 1,510 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
73 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
73 Aye 121 No
76 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
76 Aye 75 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
73 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
73 Aye 121 No
76 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
76 Aye 75 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

70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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
5 registered categories
Registered interests
28
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
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No rebel
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Mr Baron's motion B (No deal) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye rebel
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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