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Andrew Bowie vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,158 shared comparable votes.

206 same votes 952 different votes 1,158 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
13 Aye 21 No
Education 65% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
48 Aye 108 No
Tax 34% aligned 156 shared votes
97 Aye 59 No
3 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
54 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 105 shared votes
53 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
71 Aye 39 No
Migration 3% aligned 110 shared votes
36 Aye 74 No
65 Aye 94 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 159 shared votes
95 Aye 64 No
20 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 8% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
826
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
868
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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