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Rupert Lowe vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Helen Whately voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

179 same votes 1 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
19 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 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 637 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
209
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,015
2,417 eligible divisions
98
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
964
47.8% of votes cast
111
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,051
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Contributions
74
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
50
7 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Tax
59 of 121 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Transport
13 of 32 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API