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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Uma Kumaran

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
vs
Photograph of Uma Kumaran
Uma Kumaran
Lab Stratford and Bow

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Uma Kumaran voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 206 different votes 209 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 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 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
65.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 511 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
52.5 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
164
47.5 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
8
2.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
47
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
54
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£213,620
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£213,620
6 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
20 of 21 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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