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Andrew Bowie vs James McMurdock

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 McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and James McMurdock voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 176 shared comparable votes.

171 same votes 5 different votes 176 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
21 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 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
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
826
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
868
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Contributions
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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