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Andrew Bowie vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,404 shared comparable votes.

1,382 same votes 22 different votes 1,404 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
67 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
67 Aye 136 No
29 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 27 No
Benefits 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 30 No
Education 95% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No
33 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
65 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 165 shared votes
66 Aye 99 No
65 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 123 shared votes
65 Aye 58 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 188 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
1,739
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,417 eligible divisions
847
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
854
47.1% of votes cast
892
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
958
52.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

78
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
192
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
122
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Contributions
216
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 189 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Trade
85 of 90 votes
#4
Tax
263 of 331 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
No
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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