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Andrew Bowie vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 different votes 299 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
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,669
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
815
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
854
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Trade
79 of 84 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Energy
51 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API