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Rupert Lowe vs Bob Blackman

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Bob Blackman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 168 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 3 different votes 168 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
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

34.1 %
39 % below average
Rank 635 of 647
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 55 of 647
183
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,046
2,323 eligible divisions
87
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
46.9 % of votes cast
96
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,087
53.1 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 647
Appearances
127
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 647
36
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 647
Contributions
151
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£147,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 88 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Migration
155 of 169 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API