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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Nigel Farage

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 Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Nigel Farage voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 117 shared comparable votes.

109 same votes 8 different votes 117 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 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 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
32.3 %
41 % below average
Rank 637 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 648
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 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: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API