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Rupert Lowe vs Mike Tapp

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 Tapp
Mike Tapp
Lab Dover and Deal

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Mike Tapp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 161 different votes 164 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 5 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 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
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.8% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% 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
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
120
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15% 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
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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