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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 236 different votes 239 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 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
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 390 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
52.2 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
181
47.8 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
103
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 225 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7 % below average
16
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Education
42 of 49 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API