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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 942 shared comparable votes.

942 same votes 0 different votes 942 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
48 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
48 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
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
48 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
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 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
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 79 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
700
49.5 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
714
50.5 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % 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
126
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£985,585
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£228,734
1 % above average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
51 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 70 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Defence
54 of 71 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 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API