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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 124 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 1 different votes 124 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
15 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 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 638 of 650
Participation
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 517 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,390
2,150 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
641
46.1% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
749
53.9% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

34
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
114
+25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
156
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API