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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,450 shared comparable votes.

1,450 same votes 0 different votes 1,450 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
70 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 194 shared votes
70 Aye 124 No
78 Aye 106 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
78 Aye 106 No
69 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
57 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 194 shared votes
70 Aye 124 No
78 Aye 106 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
78 Aye 106 No
69 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
57 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API