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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 180 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 178 different votes 180 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
23 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 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
23 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 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

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 637 of 650
Participation
90.8%
18% above average
Rank 14 of 650
209
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
573
631 eligible divisions
98
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
293
51.1% of votes cast
111
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
280
48.9% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Contributions
128
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650

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
50
7 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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Tax
59 of 121 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Transport
13 of 32 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
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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