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Sir Oliver Dowden vs James Wild

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 James Wild
James Wild
Con North West Norfolk

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and James Wild voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 919 shared comparable votes.

919 same votes 0 different votes 919 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
46 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
46 Aye 77 No
59 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
59 Aye 39 No
45 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
46 Aye 77 No
59 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
59 Aye 39 No
45 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 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
86.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 79 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,380
1,594 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.2 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
701
50.8 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
98
+37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
193
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 83 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
£985,585
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£228,734
1 % above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 58 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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