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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 148 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 147 different votes 148 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
23 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 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 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 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 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 636 of 648
Participation
77.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 648
176
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
526 eligible divisions
82
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
53.3 % of votes cast
94
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
190
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % 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

30
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 648
Appearances
15
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 648
33
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 648
Contributions
16
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648

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
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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