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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 91% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

146 same votes 15 different votes 161 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 417 of 649
Participation
43.7 %
29 % below average
Rank 630 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
251
575 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
118
47.0 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
133
53.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
124
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16 % below average
17
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
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
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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