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Andrew Bowie vs Sir Oliver Dowden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,308 shared comparable votes.

1,298 same votes 10 different votes 1,308 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
65 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
65 Aye 107 No
50 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
50 Aye 50 No
50 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
34 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 174 shared votes
65 Aye 109 No
65 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
65 Aye 107 No
50 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
50 Aye 50 No
50 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 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 184 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
1,731
2,149 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,404 eligible divisions
847
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
884
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
905
53.2% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

74
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Appearances
60
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
120
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Contributions
66
-87.1 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 81 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 81 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Trade
85 of 90 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API