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Andrew Bowie vs James MacCleary

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 James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and James MacCleary voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

157 same votes 54 different votes 211 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
8 Aye 13 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 31 No
Tax 92% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 85% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 16 No
Housing 68% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 75% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 568 of 649
1,689
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
346
568 eligible divisions
823
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
178
51.4 % of votes cast
866
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
168
48.6 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Appearances
86
+10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
102
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Contributions
95
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£188,021
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,021
17 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Trade
80 of 85 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Education
36 of 50 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
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
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 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
No
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