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Rupert Lowe vs Esther McVey

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Esther McVey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 101 shared comparable votes.

100 same votes 1 different votes 101 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
12 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 635 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
176
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,334
2,057 eligible divisions
82
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
608
45.6 % of votes cast
94
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
726
54.4 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

30
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 647
Appearances
77
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 647
33
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 647
Contributions
109
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#3
Defence
47 of 59 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 84 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API