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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Suella Braverman

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Suella Braverman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,311 shared comparable votes.

1,286 same votes 25 different votes 1,311 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
63 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
63 Aye 104 No
58 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
58 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 33 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 118 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 188 shared votes
65 Aye 123 No
42 Aye 30 No
Migration 94% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 18 No
Benefits 97% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 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
69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,613
2,312 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
758
47.0 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
855
53.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 648
Appearances
27
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 648
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
Contributions
29
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 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
£1,671,241
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£240,275
6 % above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
194 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
35 of 45 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