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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 134 shared comparable votes.

129 same votes 5 different votes 134 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
18 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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 417 of 649
Participation
33.2 %
39 % below average
Rank 638 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
191
575 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
92
48.2 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
99
51.8 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
33
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
60
8 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
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 111 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API