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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Rebecca Paul

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 7 different votes 322 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
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.4%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
Participation
77.8%
6% above average
Rank 247 of 650
1,704
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
636 eligible divisions
797
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
45.9% of votes cast
907
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
268
54.1% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
104
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
65
-102.1 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Contributions
154
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
18
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
198 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
78 of 98 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
72 of 94 votes
#5
Housing
29 of 33 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API