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Andrew Bowie vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 0 different votes 276 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
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,669
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
815
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
854
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
Contributions
0
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Trade
79 of 84 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Energy
51 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API