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Andrew Bowie vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Ian Lavery voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,350 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 1,289 different votes 1,350 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
61 Aye 94 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 155 shared votes
96 Aye 59 No
17 Aye 31 No
Benefits 6% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
57 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 112 shared votes
55 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 30 No
Education 5% aligned 43 shared votes
32 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 23 No
Energy 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
1,706
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
833
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
873
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
809
44.6% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% 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
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
6
4 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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