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Fred Thomas vs Rupert Lowe

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 138 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 135 different votes 138 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
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% 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

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 649
Participation
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
56
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Contributions
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
52
8 registered categories
0
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
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Defence
27 of 34 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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