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Rupert Lowe vs John McDonnell

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
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and John McDonnell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 167 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 158 different votes 167 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
3 Aye 3 No
Education 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
128
+44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
43
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Contributions
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
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