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Rupert Lowe vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 163 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 160 different votes 163 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
5 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

32.9 %
40 % below average
Rank 637 of 649
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 135 of 649
187
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
473
568 eligible divisions
90
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
53.9 % of votes cast
97
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
218
46.1 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
81
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 649
35
-98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
Contributions
99
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12 % below average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Tax
55 of 111 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
11 of 29 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API