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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative MP for Hertsmere
The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Dowden is the Conservative MP for Hertsmere, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
MessageSeat status
Safe
Majority size
7,992
Recent swing
-20.2% Conservative
Party
Conservative
Top donors:
Mohamed Mansour, Chairman, San Diego FC (£9,217)
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (£6,950,)
BRIDGE (£6,100)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED NO
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Sir Oliver voted against the majority
VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Sir Oliver voted with the majority
DID NOT VOTE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Where Sir Oliver fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Sir Oliver Dowden
Member of Parliament
Hertsmere
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships