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Rupert Lowe vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 157 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 154 different votes 157 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
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
240
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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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