Official portrait of Sir Oliver Dowden

Sir Oliver Dowden

Conservative MP for Hertsmere, since 7 May 2015

The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Dowden is the Conservative MP for Hertsmere, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Scorecard

64.2% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
369 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
206 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
7 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
37 Interests declared 23 at £5,000 or more
311 Debates spoken in 389 written questions tabled

Ranked 457 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading No vote 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No vote 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No vote 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No vote 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading No 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 No 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 No 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 No 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No vote 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading No 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Aye 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Aye 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 No 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 No 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division No 362–107

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

£20,000

Payment: £20,000
Received on: 17 June 2026. Hours: 32 hrs four days.
(Registered 1 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

£15,000

Payment: £15,000
Received on: 28 May 2026. Hours: 30 hrs Up to one day per month for a three month period.
(Registered 12 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 8 May 2026. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 26 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 16 April 2026. Hours: 20 hrs Up to two days per month.
(Registered 5 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

£9,017

Payment: Return flights (£6,419.87), accommodation (approx. £1,980), transfers (approx. £433) and food (approx. £185), value £9,017.87
Received on: 14 April 2026. Hours: This registration only relates to travel and accommodation expenses paid for attending a conference.
(Registered 8 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 13 March 2026. Hours: 20 hrs Up to two days per month.
(Registered 27 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£12,500

Payment: £12,500
Received on: 13 March 2026. Hours: 20 hrs two and a half days.
(Registered 27 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£15,000

Payment: £15,000
Received on: 9 March 2026. Hours: 30 hrs Up to one day per month for a three month period.
(Registered 11 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 6 February 2026. Hours: 20 hrs Up to two days per month.
(Registered 17 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 12 January 2026. Hours: 20 hrs Up to two days per month.
(Registered 22 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

£35,000

Payment: £35,000
Received on: 2 January 2026. Hours: 56 hrs 7 days.
(Registered 19 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

Role, work or services: Strategy Adviser
From: 16 June 2025.
Payer: Francisco Partners Management LP (Global technology investment firm), 1 Letterman Drive, Building C, Suite 410, San Francisco, California 94129
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 9 July 2025)

On the register since 19 Jan 2026

£25,000

Payment: £25,000
Received on: 8 October 2025. Hours: 40 hrs five days.
(Registered 28 October 2025)

On the register since 19 Jan 2026

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 15 December 2025. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 20 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

£15,000

Payment: £15,000
Received on: 17 November 2025. Hours: 30 hrs up to one day per month for a three month period.
(Registered 4 December 2025)

On the register since 19 Dec 2025

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 17 November 2025. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 1 December 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Role, work or services: Strategy Adviser
From: 2 November 2024. Until: 1 November 2026.
Payer: Caxton Associates LLP (Global Macro Hedge Fund), 20 Carlton House Terrace, 2nd Floor, London, SW1Y 5AN
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 19 November 2024; updated 8 April 2025)

On the register since 21 Nov 2025

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 3 October 2025. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 20 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 8 September 2025. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 23 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

£15,000

Payment: £15,000
Received on: 26 August 2025. Hours: 30 hrs Up to one day per month for a three month period.
(Registered 4 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 26 August 2025. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 4 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 21 July 2025. Hours: 20 hrs Up to two days per month.
(Registered 14 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Role, work or services: Strategy Adviser
From: 2 November 2024. Until: 2 May 2026.
Payer: Pierce Protocols Limited trading as Heni (an international art services business), 126-134 Baker Street, London W1U 6UE
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 9 January 2025; updated 12 May 2025)

On the register since 17 Jun 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: SKY UK LIMITED
Address of donor: Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5QD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for a Test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval, value £360
Date received: 19 June 2026
Date accepted: 19 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02906991
(Registered 1 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Address of donor: 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality and entry to the Royal Enclosure and Turf Club at Royal Ascot, value £510
Date received: 16 June 2026
Date accepted: 16 June 2026
Donor status: other (Embassy)
(Registered 9 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP
Address of donor: 110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the Chelsea Flower Show Gala Preview and Reception, value £3,500
Date received: 18 May 2026
Date accepted: 18 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration OC306074
(Registered 3 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Deep Shah
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets with hospitality for the Denver Broncos v New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, value £2,556
Date received: 12 October 2025
Date accepted: 12 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

Name of donor: London Town Group of Companies Limited
Address of donor: 8-14 Talbot Square, London W2 1TS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Return train (£224.27) and 1 night's accommodation (£534.32) for the Conservative Party Conference, value £758.59
Date received: 6 October 2025
Date accepted: 6 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01839136
(Registered 20 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Name of donor: Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP
Address of donor: 110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality for the Henley Festival, value £1,301.80
Date received: 10 July 2025
Date accepted: 10 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration OC306074
(Registered 28 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

Name of donor: Kamal Pankhania
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the Conservative Summer party, value £450
Date received: 12 June 2025
Date accepted: 12 June 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 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)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

£13,645

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)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£20,850

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)

On the register since 9 Jan 2026

£7,250

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)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

Name of donor: SM Entertainment
Address of donor: Acro Seoul Forest D-Tower, 83-21 Wangsimni-Ro, Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 4 Tickets and Hospitality for SM Town Live, value £400
Date received: 28 June 2025
Date accepted: 28 June 2025
Donor status: company
(Registered 21 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Chair of Conservative Friends of India
Date interest arose: 12 May 2025
(Registered 13 May 2025)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

A patron of the Peace Hospice, Watford (unpaid).
Date interest arose: 7 July 2016
(Registered 29 July 2016)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

311 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


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