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Andrew Bowie vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 951 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 921 different votes 951 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
12 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
49 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 86 shared votes
35 Aye 51 No
14 Aye 29 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 18 No
Housing 3% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,689
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
823
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
866
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
102
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Trade
80 of 85 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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