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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3 AYEArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
3 AYENational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
2 AYERailways Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 10 Jun 2026
3 AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
2 AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
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
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to support police enforcement of illegal e-scooter use.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to increase police powers to tackle illegal e-scooter use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what conversations has his Department had with Race 2 Space.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support hands-on, practical student rocketry and space engineering competitions, to he
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what funding or resources are being made available through the UK Space Agency to support university-led propulsion testing i
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of specialised rocket propulsion testing facilities, in supporting ac
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, on aligning university aerospace engineering curricul
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support research into the prevention, treatment and management of type 1 diabetes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the contribution of UK research to improving outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many times has her Department raised the topic of antisemitic content directly with Meta since July 2025.
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