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James Cartlidge vs Andrew Bowie

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

Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk
vs
Photograph of Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,601 shared comparable votes.

1,590 same votes 11 different votes 1,601 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
78 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
78 Aye 136 No
77 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 186 shared votes
77 Aye 109 No
103 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
103 Aye 44 No
65 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
65 Aye 72 No
37 Aye 42 No
Trade 100% aligned 79 shared votes
37 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
78 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
78 Aye 136 No
77 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 186 shared votes
77 Aye 109 No
103 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
103 Aye 44 No
65 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
65 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 63 of 650
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 650
2,063
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,717
2,135 eligible divisions
987
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
48.8% of votes cast
1,076
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
879
51.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Appearances
74
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
156
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Contributions
120
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
85 of 90 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 1 (McGinn) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No
Aye rebel
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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