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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Terry Jermy

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 Terry Jermy
Terry Jermy
Lab South West Norfolk

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Terry Jermy voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 244 different votes 252 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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 418 of 649
Participation
66.1%
7% below average
Rank 500 of 649
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
390
590 eligible divisions
781
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
47.9% of votes cast
895
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
203
52.1% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.8% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Appearances
81
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
84
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£199,358
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£199,358
12% below average
17
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
91 of 112 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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