Official portrait of Andrew Bowie

Andrew Bowie

Conservative MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, since 8 June 2017

Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland

Andrew Bowie is the Conservative MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero), and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland.

Scorecard

63.0% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
362 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
213 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
6 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
519 Debates spoken in 681 written questions tabled

Ranked 467 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Aye 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No vote 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No vote 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No vote 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No vote 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No vote 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 No vote 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No vote 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading No 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Aye 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Aye 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No vote 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 No vote 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No vote 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No vote 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No vote 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No vote 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No vote 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

£20,000

Name of donor: Alasdair J D Locke
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 to cover the cost of salary for a member of staff
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Silverstone Circuit Ltd
Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality at Silverstone Circuit for the British GP (£550 each), value £1,100
Date received: 3 July 2026
Date accepted: 3 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 10 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd, PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Air travel, accommodation and hospitality (value has been estimated), value £4,220
Destination of visit: Israel (Israel and the Palestinian Authority)
Dates of visit: 25 August 2025 to 29 August 2025
Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation
(Registered 7 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

Name of donor: Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Address of donor: Regeringsgatan 29, 111 53 Stockholm
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£495), accommodation (£230), food and beverages at event (estimated £80), value £805
Destination of visit: Sweden
Dates of visit: 20 August 2025 to 22 August 2025
Purpose of visit: Engagement with Swedish businesses investing in UK
(Registered 15 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party.
Date interest arose: 28 July 2019
(Registered 11 January 2021; updated 30 July 2021)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Unpaid director of Conservative Union Research Unit Ltd, which will provide research and briefings to Members on topics related to strengthening the union of the United Kingdom.
Date interest arose: 14 June 2021
(Registered 29 July 2021)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

519 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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