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John Whitby vs Andrew Bowie

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 322 different votes 331 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 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 1% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
Participation
80.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
262
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
826
48.8 % of votes cast
248
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
868
51.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

62
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Appearances
65
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
77
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
Contributions
107
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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