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Andrew Bowie vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 320 different votes 327 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
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 20% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
6 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
39 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
6 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
39 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 648
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 565 of 648
1,669
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
325
526 eligible divisions
815
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
159
48.9 % of votes cast
854
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
166
51.1 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 648
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
Contributions
408
+299.1 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
20 of 21 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Trade
79 of 84 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
Energy
51 of 56 votes
#5
Energy
14 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Electoral Commission 23 Jan 2018
Aye
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