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
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 No vote 287–150
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 No vote 284–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 No vote 291–144
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 No vote 288–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 No vote 287–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 No vote 297–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 No vote 298–152
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 No vote 293–155
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 No vote 292–158
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 No vote 294–61
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 No vote 294–156
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E No vote 293–159
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 No vote 248–139
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 No vote 259–136
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B No vote 254–144
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 No 256–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 No vote 277–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 No 271–95
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No 273–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 No 275–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 No 269–162
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 No 276–155
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 269–103
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 278–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments No vote 247–21

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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