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Mr Mark Francois vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 151 shared comparable votes.

150 same votes 1 different votes 151 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
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
Participation
33.2 %
39 % below average
Rank 638 of 649
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
191
575 eligible divisions
744
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
92
48.2 % of votes cast
858
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
99
51.8 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Appearances
33
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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

£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
3
2 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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 111 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API