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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 1,240 shared comparable votes.

1,234 same votes 6 different votes 1,240 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
62 Aye 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
62 Aye 108 No
58 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
65 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
65 Aye 53 No
35 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
36 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 36 No
Migration 99% aligned 80 shared votes
43 Aye 37 No
62 Aye 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
62 Aye 108 No
58 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
65 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
65 Aye 53 No
35 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 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
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
734
47.0 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
8
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API