Voting Record — Oliver Dowden MP, Hertsmere (25323)

Oliver Dowden is currently Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, and Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 Jul 2024	still in office	Con	0 votes out of 9, 0.0%	9 votes out of 15, 60.0%	0 times
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Con	0 votes out of 650, 0.0%	650 votes out of 1069, 60.8%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	3 votes out of 429, 0.7%	429 votes out of 463, 92.7%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 408, 0.0%	408 votes out of 467, 87.4%	0 times

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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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House	Date	Subject	Oliver Dowden	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
8 Jul 2024	Became Shadow Deputy Prime Minister,
8 Jul 2024	Became Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
5 Jul 2024	Stopped being Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office,
5 Jul 2024	Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister,
5 Jul 2024	Stopped being Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
House	Date	Subject	Oliver Dowden	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
21 Apr 2023	Became Deputy Prime Minister,
9 Feb 2023	Became Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office,
25 Oct 2022	Became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
24 Jun 2022	Stopped being Minister without Portfolio ,
24 Jun 2022	Stopped being Co-Chair, Conservative Party,
16 Sep 2021	Became Minister without Portfolio ,
15 Sep 2021	Became Co-Chair, Conservative Party,
15 Sep 2021	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
13 Feb 2020	Became The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
13 Feb 2020	Stopped being Paymaster General (HM Treasury),
13 Feb 2020	Stopped being Minister of State (Cabinet Office),
House	Date	Subject	Oliver Dowden	Con Vote	Rôle
24 Jul 2019	Became Paymaster General (HM Treasury),
24 Jul 2019	Became Minister of State (Cabinet Office),
24 Jul 2019	Stopped being The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office,
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
9 Jan 2018	Became The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office,
House	Date	Subject	Oliver Dowden	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Petitions Committee
31 Oct 2016	Stopped being Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
20 Jul 2015	Became Member, Petitions Committee
6 Jul 2015	Became Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

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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Voting Record — Oliver Dowden MP, Hertsmere (25323)

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