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Helen Whately vs Andrew Bowie

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

Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent
vs
Photograph of Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,528 shared comparable votes.

1,523 same votes 5 different votes 1,528 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
68 Aye 133 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
68 Aye 133 No
103 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
103 Aye 43 No
37 Aye 43 No
Trade 100% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
36 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 175 shared votes
71 Aye 104 No
57 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 111 shared votes
58 Aye 53 No
68 Aye 133 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
68 Aye 133 No
103 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
103 Aye 43 No
37 Aye 43 No
Trade 100% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
Participation
80.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 649
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
943
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
826
48.8 % of votes cast
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
868
51.2 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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

Trade
86 of 91 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Mr Baron's motion B (No deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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