Sir Oliver Dowden
MP since 7 May 2015
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The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Dowden is the Conservative MP for Hertsmere, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
1676
Votes Cast
N/A
Expenses
7,992
Majority
44.7%
Vote Share
Expenses
No expense data available.
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 48,007 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
332
Written Questions
6
Oral Questions
79
Debates Spoken In⚑
138
Speeches⚑
380
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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1676 votes — page 8 of 68
3 AYEVictims and Courts Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 27 Oct 2025
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 27 Oct 2025
4 AYE2 NOSentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
2 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
2 AYEMental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
Mental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
1 AYE1 NOSentencing Bill
2 votes · 16 Sept 2025
Sentencing Bill
2 votes · 16 Sept 2025
6 NOEmployment Rights Bill
6 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Employment Rights Bill
6 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Financial Interests(18)
Visits outside the UK
Mohamed Mansour
£9,218
Visits outside the UK
Mohamed Mansour
- Name of donor
- Mohamed Mansour, Chairman, San Diego FC
- Address of donor
- private
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Return Flights (£9,217.79), accommodation (£1,851.27), transfers (£462.81), match ticket and hospitality (£617.12), value £12,148.99
- Destination of visit
- United States (San Diego)
- Dates of visit
- 27 February 2025 to 3 March 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Inaugural home match for San Diego FC
Registered 20 March 2025
Visits outside the UK
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
£6,950
Visits outside the UK
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
- Name of donor
- Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
- Address of donor
- 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Return flight: £6,950, Accommodation: £4,995, Transfers and Transport: £1700, value £13,645
- Destination of visit
- United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
- Dates of visit
- 27 January 2026 to 30 January 2026
- Purpose of visit
- A cross-party visit to engage with parliamentarians and civic society representatives.
Registered 17 February 2026
Visits outside the UK
BRIDGE
£6,100
Visits outside the UK
BRIDGE
- Name of donor
- BRIDGE
- Address of donor
- Office 2902, Unit D30, Floor 29, Sky Tower, Shams Abu Dhabi, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Return flights (approx £6,100), Accommodation (approx £10,200), Transfers and local transport (approx £200), Hospitality and access to the Formula 1 Grand Prix (approx £4,100), Gift box (£250), value £20,850
- Destination of visit
- United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
- Dates of visit
- 6 December 2025 to 11 December 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Speaker at BRIDGE Summit 2025
Registered 29 December 2025
Visits outside the UK
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
£3,750
Visits outside the UK
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
- Name of donor
- Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
- Address of donor
- 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£3,750) and accommodation (£3,500), value £7,250
- Destination of visit
- United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
- Dates of visit
- 28 October 2025 to 31 October 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Attending the UAE-UK Business Council Plenary Conference
Registered 18 November 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Fazan Tahir
Two tickets and hospitality for Royal Ascot
17 June 2025
£3,700
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Fazan Tahir
Two tickets and hospitality for Royal Ascot
17 June 2025
- Name of donor
- Fazan Tahir
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Two tickets and hospitality for Royal Ascot, value £3,700
- Date received
- 17 June 2025
- Date accepted
- 17 June 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 1 July 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament
Film and Television: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness of screen industry training pathways and (b) potential merits of additional
Film and Television: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the development of standardised skills frame-works and transferable accreditation systems for
Film and Television: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of skills and knowledge retention within the freelance film and high-end television
Film and Television: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve accessibility and reduce financial barriers to training and career progression within the freelance scre
Film and Television: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support industry-led workforce development initiatives to provide consistent training and progression
Film and Television: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to on-set mentorship on training and skills transfer on the film
Film and Television: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support industry-led training and workforce infrastructure in the freelance screen workforce.
Film and Television: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support parents and carers with childcare flexibility in the freelance screen industries.
Drax Power Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders in the last month on the a) termination of the Drax power station con
Childcare: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered (a) reviewing tax relief eligibility for childcare costs for freelancers in irregular employment sectors such as film and
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