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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 148 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 1 different votes 148 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
16 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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 636 of 648
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 648
176
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,943
2,312 eligible divisions
82
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
923
47.5 % of votes cast
94
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.5 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

30
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648
33
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 648
Contributions
64
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 648

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
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Trade
83 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API