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Rupert Lowe vs Michelle Welsh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 168 different votes 171 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
9 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 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
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.8% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API