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Rupert Lowe vs Luke Akehurst

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 Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Luke Akehurst voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 167 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 165 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
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

33.5 %
39 % below average
Rank 635 of 647
Participation
83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 137 of 647
183
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
547 eligible divisions
87
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
51.0 % of votes cast
96
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
223
49.0 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 647
Appearances
61
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 647
36
-82.1 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 647
Contributions
87
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£147,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,750
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£202,750
10 % below average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
14 of 37 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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