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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 285 different votes 289 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 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 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 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 116 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
51.3 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
217
48.7 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5 % 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
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
92
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 256 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API