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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,221 shared comparable votes.

1,215 same votes 6 different votes 1,221 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
60 Aye 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
60 Aye 108 No
58 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
64 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
64 Aye 53 No
36 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 36 No
Migration 99% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 No
60 Aye 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
60 Aye 108 No
58 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
64 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
64 Aye 53 No
36 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 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
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
9
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API