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Andrew Bowie vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Jim Allister voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

239 same votes 12 different votes 251 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
26 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 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
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 380 of 648
1,669
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
526 eligible divisions
815
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
48.7 % of votes cast
854
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
195
51.3 % 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
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 648
Appearances
149
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648
91
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 648
Contributions
180
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Trade
79 of 84 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Energy
51 of 56 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
No
draft Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 21 Jan 2025
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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