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Rupert Lowe vs Mike Reader

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 Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Mike Reader voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 156 different votes 165 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
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 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
Most different by topic
20 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 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
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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 351 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.2% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
207
47.8% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
74
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
43
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Contributions
99
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 340 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
24 of 29 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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