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Rupert Lowe vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth
vs
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Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Ian Byrne voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 135 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 126 different votes 135 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
0 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 7 No
Education 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.4% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
550
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
45 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
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