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Andrew Bowie vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,075 shared comparable votes.

87 same votes 988 different votes 1,075 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
50 Aye 110 No
Tax 23% aligned 160 shared votes
105 Aye 55 No
14 Aye 21 No
Energy 20% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 31 No
Benefits 15% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 21 No
Defence 11% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

80.4%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 649
Participation
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
1,706
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
833
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
754
55.0% of votes cast
873
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
616
45.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Appearances
79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
112
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Contributions
93
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50% above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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