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

Conservative
21,451 votes44.7%
Labour
13,459 votes28.0%
Reform UK
6,584 votes13.7%
Liberal Democrat
3,710 votes7.7%
Green Party
2,267 votes4.7%
Independent
536 votes1.1%

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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3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

3 AYE

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

3 votes · 17 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

Financial Interests(18)

Visits outside the UK

Mohamed Mansour

£9,218
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
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
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
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
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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with Meta on providing data on coordinated inauthentic behaviour involving antisemitic c

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with Meta on providing data on reactions, including laughing or mocking reactions, to mu

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Online Safety Act adequately captures antisemitic abuse expressed through reaction tools rather than written posts.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether existing laws are adequate where hostile actors use social media platform features to mass-mock victims rather than post ex

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will bring forward legislative proposals for requiring transparency over mass reaction patterns, bot activity, fo

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the use of social media platform reaction tools, including laughing reactions, to target

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with Meta on antisemitic abuse on Facebook since July 2025.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking with relevant stakeholders to help improve transparency around the amplification, moderation an

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the average time for her Department to reply to correspondence from hon. Members was in each month since July 2024.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026

Drax Group

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 14370 on Drax Group, if she will confirm that no Minister or special adviser have had communication of any kin

AnsweredTreasury10 Jul 2026
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