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Rupert Lowe vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

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

1 same votes 166 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
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 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
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 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
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
619 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.6% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.4% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
24
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
43
-113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Contributions
27
-129.4 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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