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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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 Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 231 different votes 234 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 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
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 364 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
54.0 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
177
46.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.1 % 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 270 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
102
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 226 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8 % above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Energy
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Education
43 of 49 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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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Voting source Commons Votes API