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Bob Blackman vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 162 shared comparable votes.

159 same votes 3 different votes 162 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
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 648
Participation
33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 636 of 648
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
176
526 eligible divisions
954
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
82
46.6 % of votes cast
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
94
53.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Appearances
30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
149
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Contributions
33
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
60
8 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
211 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Transport
80 of 87 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API