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Andrew Bowie vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 265 different votes 270 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 14% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 191 of 648
1,669
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
526 eligible divisions
815
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
54.3 % of votes cast
854
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
195
45.7 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
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
75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 648
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
Contributions
85
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
79 of 84 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Energy
51 of 56 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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