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Andrew Bowie vs Jim Shannon

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 Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Jim Shannon voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,493 shared comparable votes.

1,164 same votes 329 different votes 1,493 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
19 Aye 26 No
Energy 93% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 29 No
Education 89% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
77 Aye 128 No
Tax 88% aligned 205 shared votes
91 Aye 114 No
74 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 86% aligned 182 shared votes
67 Aye 115 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 54% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
77 Aye 38 No
Migration 55% aligned 115 shared votes
75 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 24 No
Defence 58% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 32 No
Benefits 60% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 25 No
Housing 60% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 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 650
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 650
1,684
2,094 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
822
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
862
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
970
48.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
100
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Trade
80 of 85 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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