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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Alan Strickland

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 Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Alan Strickland voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 291 different votes 295 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
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 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
87.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 62 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.4 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
219
47.6 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
24
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
28
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 556 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
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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