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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 141 shared comparable votes.

137 same votes 4 different votes 141 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
4 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 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
4 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 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
60.0 %
13 % below average
Rank 581 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
204
340 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
85
41.7 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
119
58.3 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 648
Appearances
63
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
Contributions
75
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
197 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Migration
7 of 9 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API