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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 153 shared comparable votes.

150 same votes 3 different votes 153 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
21 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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
21 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
Participation
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
664
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
715
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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

£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
7
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API