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Mr Louie French vs Andrew Bowie

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
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Photograph of Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 772 shared comparable votes.

772 same votes 0 different votes 772 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
87 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
87 Aye 36 No
42 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
42 Aye 59 No
40 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
40 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
87 Aye 36 No
42 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
42 Aye 59 No
40 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
40 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

81.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 648
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 648
961
1,182 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,669
2,057 eligible divisions
480
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
815
48.8 % of votes cast
481
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
854
51.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
4 years, 6 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

52
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 648
156
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 648
Contributions
91
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 161 votes
Migration
126 of 134 votes
#4
Trade
79 of 84 votes
Trade
25 of 27 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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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Voting source Commons Votes API