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Josh Newbury vs Rupert Lowe

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 175 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 166 different votes 175 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
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% 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

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 649
Participation
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
499
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
263
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
236
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
13
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Appearances
34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
144
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Contributions
43
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
51
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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