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Andrew Bowie vs Alison Bennett

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
vs
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Alison Bennett voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 62 different votes 247 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
23 Aye 34 No
Tax 95% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 92% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 79% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 16 No
Housing 68% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 191 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
1,689
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
568 eligible divisions
823
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
53.4 % of votes cast
866
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
190
46.6 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Appearances
131
+55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
102
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Contributions
151
+17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Trade
80 of 85 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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