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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Andrew Bowie

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

Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold
vs
Photograph of Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,338 shared comparable votes.

1,336 same votes 2 different votes 1,338 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
71 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
71 Aye 107 No
57 Aye 115 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
57 Aye 115 No
71 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
71 Aye 40 No
51 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
51 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 42 No
Trade 100% aligned 79 shared votes
37 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 30 No
Transport 98% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
71 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
71 Aye 107 No
57 Aye 115 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
57 Aye 115 No
71 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
71 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
Participation
80.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 649
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
785
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
826
48.8 % of votes cast
928
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
868
51.2 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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

£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50 % above average
4
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 87 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
Aye
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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