Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Hertsmere · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertsmere | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Hertsmere | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Shadow Deputy Prime Minister | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Government | 21 April 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office | Government | 9 February 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Government | 25 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 24 June 2022 |
| Co-Chair, Conservative Party | Other | 15 September 2021 | 24 June 2022 |
| Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Government | 13 February 2020 | 15 September 2021 |
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) | Government | 24 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Paymaster General (HM Treasury) | Government | 24 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Government | 9 January 2018 | 24 July 2019 |
Voting participation
529th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 159 | 67.4% |
| 2025 | 322 | 203 | 63.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 77 | 38.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 72 | 28.1% |
| 2022 | 251 | 160 | 63.8% |
| 2021 | 242 | 211 | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 190 | 170 | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 649 | 60.8% |
| 59th | 631 | 405 | 64.2% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
213th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 30 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 55 | 40 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 151 | 23 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 284 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 46 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 244 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Hansard activity
123rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Hertsmere
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
2019
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
- – Appointed: Paymaster General (HM Treasury)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
2020
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- – Left role: Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Paymaster General (HM Treasury)
2021
- – Appointed: Co-Chair, Conservative Party
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- – Appointed: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
2022
- – Left role: Co-Chair, Conservative Party
- – Left role: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
- – Appointed: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
2023
- – Appointed: Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office
- – Appointed: Deputy Prime Minister
2024
- – Became MP for Hertsmere
- – Left role: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- – Left role: Deputy Prime Minister
- – Left role: Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
- – Left role: Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- – Left role: Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
Constituency: Hertsmere
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.