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Andrew Bowie vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,023 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 967 different votes 1,023 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
67 Aye 89 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 156 shared votes
91 Aye 65 No
23 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 24 No
Education 5% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
44 Aye 25 No
Migration 4% aligned 69 shared votes
22 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 92 No
Tax 0% aligned 135 shared votes
92 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 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
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
1,706
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
833
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
873
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
Contributions
573
+429.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 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
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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