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Rupert Lowe vs Apsana Begum

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Apsana Begum voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 123 different votes 139 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
9 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Education 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

31
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
Appearances
83
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
40
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
Contributions
93
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 353 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API