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Andrew Bowie vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,103 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,066 different votes 1,103 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
17 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
58 Aye 91 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 149 shared votes
94 Aye 55 No
45 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 86 shared votes
40 Aye 46 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
81 Aye 34 No
Migration 3% aligned 115 shared votes
31 Aye 84 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 18 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 26 No
Benefits 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 191 of 649
Participation
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 649
1,689
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
2,354 eligible divisions
823
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
55.6 % of votes cast
866
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
648
44.4 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

61
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Appearances
74
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
102
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Contributions
114
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Trade
80 of 85 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
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