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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Richard Tice

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 Richard Tice
Richard Tice
RUK Boston and Skegness

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Richard Tice voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 3 different votes 184 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
15 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 96% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
50.4 %
23 % below average
Rank 622 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
265
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
126
47.5 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
139
52.5 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
4.2 % 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
110
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 648
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
Contributions
139
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 135 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
£176,036
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£176,036
22 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
23
5 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
18 of 22 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Migration
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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