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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Saqib Bhatti

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 933 shared comparable votes.

924 same votes 9 different votes 933 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
43 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
43 Aye 76 No
58 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
58 Aye 46 No
45 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
43 Aye 76 No
58 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
58 Aye 46 No
45 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

70.7%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
1,700
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
1,687 eligible divisions
795
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.5% of votes cast
905
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
692
50.5% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
92
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
123
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
17
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
198 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Transport
78 of 96 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Trade
72 of 94 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API