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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Sir Ashley Fox

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
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Photograph of Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 0 different votes 271 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
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 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
76.8 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
43.1 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
230
56.9 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
115
+54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
175
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Tax
97 of 108 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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