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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Alex Easton

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

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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere
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Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Alex Easton voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 167 shared comparable votes.

150 same votes 17 different votes 167 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
12 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 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 418 of 649
Participation
43.7%
29% below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
590 eligible divisions
781
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.3% of votes cast
895
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
136
52.7% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
139
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
17
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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