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Rupert Lowe vs Chris McDonald

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Chris McDonald voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 140 different votes 150 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
2 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
92
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
405
+261.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API