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Claire Hughes vs Rupert Lowe

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

Photograph of Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy
vs
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Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth

Voting alignment

Claire Hughes and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 177 different votes 179 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
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

89.8%
17% above average
Rank 22 of 649
Participation
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
530
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
271
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
259
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 644 of 649
Appearances
34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
0
-145.9 vs Commons average
Rank 643 of 649
Contributions
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£180,797
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£180,797
20% below average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
51
8 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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