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Andrew Bowie vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Steve Darling voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 46 different votes 220 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 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 28 No
Tax 96% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 16 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 2 No
Transport 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 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
68.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 472 of 648
1,669
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
359
526 eligible divisions
815
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
52.6 % of votes cast
854
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
170
47.4 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.7 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 648
91
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 648
Contributions
166
+58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
19 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
Trade
79 of 84 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes
Energy
51 of 56 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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