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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Aphra Brandreth

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
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Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 0 different votes 284 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
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 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
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
378
575 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
46.8 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
201
53.2 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
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
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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