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Andrew Bowie vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Tim Farron voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,132 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 929 different votes 1,132 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
13 Aye 20 No
Education 64% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 38 shared votes
6 Aye 32 No
39 Aye 87 No
Tax 35% aligned 126 shared votes
79 Aye 47 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 29% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 25% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
81 Aye 40 No
Migration 3% aligned 121 shared votes
36 Aye 85 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
826
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
868
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Contributions
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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