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Rupert Lowe vs Deirdre Costigan

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
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Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 163 different votes 165 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
22 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

33.2 %
39 % below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 649
191
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
575 eligible divisions
92
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
273
52.1 % of votes cast
99
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
251
47.9 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 649
Appearances
6
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 649
42
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
Contributions
6
-132.5 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13 % below average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Tax
55 of 111 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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