Voting Record — MPs for Hertsmere

Oliver Dowden

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Oliver Dowden (show only their votes)	5 Jul 2024	still in office	Con	1 vote out of 112, 0.9%	112 votes out of 179, 62.6%
Oliver Dowden (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Con	0 votes out of 650, 0.0%	650 votes out of 1069, 60.8%
Oliver Dowden (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	3 votes out of 429, 0.7%	429 votes out of 463, 92.7%
Oliver Dowden (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 408, 0.0%	408 votes out of 467, 87.4%
James Clappison (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	30 votes out of 793, 3.8%	793 votes out of 1239, 64.0%
James Clappison (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	21 votes out of 725, 2.9%	725 votes out of 1288, 56.3%
James Clappison (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	6 votes out of 767, 0.8%	767 votes out of 1246, 61.6%
James Clappison (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	2 votes out of 789, 0.3%	789 votes out of 1273, 62.0%

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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Votes by Oliver Dowden MP
House	Date	Subject	Oliver Dowden	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	29 Nov 2024	Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Oliver Dowden MP
House	Date	Subject	Oliver Dowden	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Oliver Dowden MP
House	Date	Subject	Oliver Dowden	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Oliver Dowden MP
House	Date	Subject	Oliver Dowden	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by James Clappison MP
House	Date	Subject	James Clappison	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Feb 2014	Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Nov 2013	Defence Reform Bill — New Clause 3 — Report and Parliamentary Approval of Plans on the Future of the Reserve Forces	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2013	Canterbury City Council Bill — Close Debate on Requirement for Street Trading Enforcement Officers to be Trained	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Nov 2012	European Union — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union — European Banking Authority	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2012	Seek Real Terms Cut in European Union Budget	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2012	European Union — Regulation of Emission of Pollutants from Ships	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2011	Draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2011,	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2011	Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 May 2011	Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 — Financial and Economic Outlook	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2011	Business of the House — Closure of Debate — Scrutiny of EU Foreign, Defence and Security Policy	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote System — Threshold on Making Result Binding	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote — Threshold for Binding Result	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2011	European Union — UK Contributions to the Eurozone Financial Stabilisation Mechanism	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2011	European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Referendum on EU Membership If Referendum Opposes Transfer of Powers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 9 — Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 6 — Referendum on Emergency Financial Assistance for EU Member States	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill — Clause 1 — Interest Rate to be Charged on United Kingdom Loans to Ireland	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill — Programme — Expidte Consideration of the Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2010	European Union Economic Governance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Draft EU Budget 2011	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by James Clappison MP
House	Date	Subject	James Clappison	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading — Closure	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — That the Question now be proposed	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by James Clappison MP
House	Date	Subject	James Clappison	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Connecting Parliament with the Public	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by James Clappison MP
House	Date	Subject	James Clappison	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Defences available to persons who are under age	Majority	no	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
50%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
13%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
82%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
100%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
87%	Asylum System - More strict
75%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
86%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
90%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
23%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
50%	Easier access to abortion
48%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
36%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
0%	Environmental water quality
70%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
19%	European Union Integration - For
100%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
33%	Fixed Term Parliaments
15%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
69%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
0%	Fully Elected House of Lords
18%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
9%	Further devolution to Scotland
11%	Further devolution to Wales
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
18%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
100%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
75%	HS2 - In Favour
15%	Human Rights and Equality
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
83%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
0%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
0%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
63%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
64%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
50%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
0%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
36%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
71%	Minimum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
25%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
15%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
12%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
17%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
20%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100%	Reduce capital gains tax
83%	Reduce central funding for local government
13%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
84%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
82%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
0%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
100%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0%	Regulate letting agent fees
100%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
0%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
81%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
75%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
14%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
0%	Right to strike
12%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50%	Same Sex Marriage - for
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
17%	State control of bus services
12%	Stop climate change
28%	Support current and former armed service members
100%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
89%	Tougher on illegal immigration
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
100%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
17%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
50%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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