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Rupert Lowe vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 126 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 118 different votes 126 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
21 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
34
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
70
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
173 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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