Sir Oliver Dowden

Sir Oliver Dowden

Constituency: Hertsmere

Party: Conservative

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Synopsis

The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Dowden is the Conservative MP for Hertsmere, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Sir Oliver Dowden, Conservative MP for Hertsmere first elected in May 2015, has a voting participation rate of 59.59 percent, casting 320 votes out of 537 eligible divisions and ranking 194th overall among all MPs. He has made 159 contributions across 101 debates, ranking 398th overall, with his debate contributions concentrated on Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other/Procedural matters, and Justice & Law. His voting activity focuses on Employment & Workers Rights, Parliamentary Procedure, and Taxation. As a relatively long-serving MP ranking 118th for length of service across all MPs and 41st within his Conservative party cohort, Dowden shows notably higher engagement in voting than in debate contributions compared to his peers.

Summary generated on 15/06/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

327 / 551

59.35%

Ranked #194 of 650 MPs (70th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

105 / 9879

178 total contributions

Ranked #393 of 650 MPs (40th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

21

£453,160.67

£

Total declared interests