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Stephen Kinnock vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,305 shared comparable votes.

76 same votes 1,229 different votes 1,305 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
112 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 171 shared votes
63 Aye 108 No
22 Aye 12 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 5% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 52 No
Migration 4% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
40 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 57 shared votes
17 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.4%
3% above average
Rank 300 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,792
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
1,013
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
779
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

115
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
443
+299.5 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
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