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Sir Oliver Dowden vs James Cartlidge

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere
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James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and James Cartlidge voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,624 shared comparable votes.

1,621 same votes 3 different votes 1,624 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
85 Aye 134 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
85 Aye 134 No
72 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 196 shared votes
72 Aye 124 No
75 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
75 Aye 74 No
58 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
43 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
85 Aye 134 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
85 Aye 134 No
72 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 196 shared votes
72 Aye 124 No
75 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
75 Aye 74 No
58 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
43 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye rebel
No
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye 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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