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Rupert Lowe vs Gareth Bacon

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

164 same votes 1 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
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
191
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
92
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
99
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 649
Appearances
52
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
42
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
Contributions
65
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Tax
55 of 111 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API