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Andrew Bowie vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,423 shared comparable votes.

1,419 same votes 4 different votes 1,423 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
68 Aye 111 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
68 Aye 111 No
105 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
105 Aye 43 No
36 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 118 shared votes
54 Aye 64 No
73 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 181 shared votes
72 Aye 109 No
68 Aye 111 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
68 Aye 111 No
105 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
105 Aye 43 No
36 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
826
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
868
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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