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Andrew Bowie vs Dr Al Pinkerton

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 Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Dr Al Pinkerton voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 45 different votes 245 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 34 No
Tax 95% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 92% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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
Most different by topic
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 70% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 2 No
Trade 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 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 193 of 649
Participation
68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
575 eligible divisions
826
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
203
51.5 % of votes cast
868
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
191
48.5 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Contributions
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£189,783
16 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Education
43 of 50 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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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