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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Sarah Pochin

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 154 shared comparable votes.

150 same votes 4 different votes 154 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
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 16 No
Housing 95% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
17
5 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
197 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API