The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Sir Oliver Dowden vs Nigel Huddleston

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Nigel Huddleston voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,580 shared comparable votes.

1,571 same votes 9 different votes 1,580 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
77 Aye 131 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
77 Aye 131 No
75 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
75 Aye 74 No
59 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
59 Aye 34 No
43 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 46 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
21 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 191 shared votes
71 Aye 120 No
77 Aye 131 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
77 Aye 131 No
75 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
75 Aye 74 No
59 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
59 Aye 34 No
43 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 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 418 of 649
Participation
87.0%
14% above average
Rank 60 of 649
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,067
2,376 eligible divisions
781
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
993
48.0% of votes cast
895
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,074
52.0% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
53
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,007,696
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£275,510
22% above average
17
4 registered categories
Registered interests
23
6 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
208 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
85 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API