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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 981 shared comparable votes.

978 same votes 3 different votes 981 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
51 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
51 Aye 85 No
59 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
59 Aye 47 No
46 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
51 Aye 85 No
59 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
59 Aye 47 No
46 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
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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