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Rupert Lowe vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 181 different votes 183 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
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 637 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
209
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
636
800 eligible divisions
98
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
326
51.3% of votes cast
111
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
310
48.7% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
88
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Contributions
100
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£147,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
50
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
Tax
59 of 121 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
24 of 25 votes
Transport
13 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API