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Helen Whately vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 155 shared comparable votes.

154 same votes 1 different votes 155 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
16 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 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
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 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
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
Participation
34.1 %
39 % below average
Rank 635 of 647
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
183
537 eligible divisions
930
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
87
47.5 % of votes cast
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
96
52.5 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Appearances
31
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 647
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 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

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
60
8 registered categories
3
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

Trade
83 of 88 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API