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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 100% of the time, based on 1,487 shared comparable votes.

1,481 same votes 6 different votes 1,487 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
71 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
71 Aye 121 No
76 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
76 Aye 75 No
56 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 46 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
21 Aye 46 No
38 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 195 shared votes
69 Aye 126 No
71 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
71 Aye 121 No
76 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
76 Aye 75 No
56 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 46 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
21 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

70.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 648
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,990
2,312 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
47.3 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,048
52.7 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
12
-48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
13
-95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 648

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
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
23
5 registered categories
0
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
197 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
57 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 88 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API