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David Simmonds vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

136 same votes 3 different votes 139 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
19 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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

83.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 140 of 648
Participation
33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 636 of 648
1,331
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
176
526 eligible divisions
637
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
82
46.6 % of votes cast
694
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
94
53.4 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 648
Appearances
30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
232
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 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

£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
6
2 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

Migration
144 of 152 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API