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Rupert Lowe vs Andrew Pakes

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
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Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 140 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 132 different votes 140 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 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 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

33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 403 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.9% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
219
52.1% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£147,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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