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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Catherine Atkinson

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 Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Catherine Atkinson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 273 different votes 277 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 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0 % 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
93
+32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
146
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£207,563
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£207,563
8 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Transport
19 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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