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

Drax Group

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she asked (a) her officials and (b) officials in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to establish whether communications had taken place bet

AnsweredTreasury10 Jul 2026

Drax Group

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has been informed whether the Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into Drax Group plc included consideration of the company’s public

AnsweredTreasury10 Jul 2026

Drax Group

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has been informed that the Financial Conduct Authority requested and obtained unfettered access to unredacted versions of (a) the December 2

AnsweredTreasury10 Jul 2026

Diabetes: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to to ensure continuity of leadership for early-stage type 1 diabetes policy and service development during the transi

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Jul 2026

Drax Group: KPMG

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has referred to the Financial Reporting Council the conduct of KPMG in relation to its reviews of Drax Group plc’s biomass

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade10 Jul 2026

Diabetes: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS bodies regarding a future screening programme for early-stage type 1 diabetes.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Jul 2026

Drax Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, further to Question 14369, whether he will place in the Library details of (a) the dates and participants of any meetings and (b) any wr

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Jul 2026

Drax Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ask Ofgem to disclose (a) when Drax Group plc first informed Ofgem of the existence of the December 2022 and February 2023 KP

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Jul 2026

Drax Group

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any Minister or special adviser has had any communication with the Financial Conduct Authority on its investigation into Drax Group plc since August 202

AnsweredTreasury30 Jun 2026

Drax Group

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will ask the Financial Conduct Authority to set out the timeline of its enquiries into Drax Group plc from August 2024 to the closure of its investi

AnsweredTreasury30 Jun 2026
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