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Andrew Bowie vs Lisa Smart

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 Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Lisa Smart voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

171 same votes 58 different votes 229 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
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 95% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 92% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 90% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 64% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
1,689
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
375
568 eligible divisions
823
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
54.7 % of votes cast
866
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
170
45.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Appearances
161
+85.8 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
102
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Contributions
219
+85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 101 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
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
22
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Trade
80 of 85 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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