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Rupert Lowe vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Bill Esterson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 137 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
4 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 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 638 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

34
-56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Appearances
64
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
43
-113.6 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Contributions
90
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 400 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API