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Rupert Lowe vs David Simmonds

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and David Simmonds voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 141 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 3 different votes 141 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
19 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

34.1 %
39 % below average
Rank 635 of 647
Participation
83.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 136 of 647
183
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
1,605 eligible divisions
87
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
48.1 % of votes cast
96
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
695
51.9 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

31
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 647
Appearances
83
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 647
36
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 647
Contributions
233
+119.4 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£147,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Migration
144 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API