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Andrew Bowie vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 1,043 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 642 different votes 1,043 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
27 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 84% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 61% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 57% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 14 No
Transport 49% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 19 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 9% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 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
86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
1,706
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
833
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
684
47.9% of votes cast
873
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
745
52.1% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

71
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
1
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
1
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50% above average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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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