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Rupert Lowe vs Brian Leishman

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 Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Brian Leishman voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 154 different votes 161 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
0 Aye 3 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 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
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
44.5% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
242
55.5% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
5.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
141
+57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
43
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Contributions
158
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 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
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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