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Andrew Bowie vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 235 different votes 240 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
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 14% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
1,669
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
815
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
854
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 648
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
Contributions
408
+299.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Migration
153 of 161 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
79 of 84 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Energy
51 of 56 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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