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Andrew Bowie vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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 Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 986 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 940 different votes 986 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
16 Aye 30 No
Benefits 7% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
47 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 92 shared votes
44 Aye 48 No
12 Aye 20 No
Energy 3% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 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 189 of 649
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 649
1,706
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
833
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
670
53.0% of votes cast
873
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
594
47.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Appearances
19
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
Contributions
22
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50% above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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