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Esther McVey vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 116 shared comparable votes.

115 same votes 1 different votes 116 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
14 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
Participation
33.2 %
39 % below average
Rank 638 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
191
575 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
92
48.2 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
99
51.8 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
33
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
60
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 111 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API