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Andrew Bowie vs Jack Abbott

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 Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Jack Abbott voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 327 different votes 336 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 17 No
Benefits 14% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
36 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
91.3 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
575 eligible divisions
826
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.1 % of votes cast
868
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
262
49.9 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Appearances
21
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
107
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
Contributions
28
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£181,106
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,106
20 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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