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Rupert Lowe vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Melanie Ward voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 158 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 149 different votes 158 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
20 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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