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Rupert Lowe vs Mr Angus MacDonald

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 Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Mr Angus MacDonald voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 104 shared comparable votes.

84 same votes 20 different votes 104 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
2 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 15 No
Tax 90% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Benefits 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

33.3%
39% below average
Rank 637 of 650
Participation
58.7%
14% below average
Rank 584 of 650
209
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
627 eligible divisions
98
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
200
54.3% of votes cast
111
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
168
45.7% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
4.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Appearances
58
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
46
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Contributions
82
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£196,056
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£196,056
13% below average
50
7 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
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
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
No
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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