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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 108 shared comparable votes.

107 same votes 1 different votes 108 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
12 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 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 524 of 647
Participation
34.1 %
39 % below average
Rank 635 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
183
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
87
47.5 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
96
52.5 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
Appearances
31
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
36
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 647

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
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API