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Rupert Lowe vs David Baines

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

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Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth
vs
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David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and David Baines voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 125 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 115 different votes 125 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
1 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.6% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
202
51.4% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 649
Appearances
26
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 649
41
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 649
Contributions
28
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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