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Rupert Lowe vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 95 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 93 different votes 95 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 2 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

32.9 %
40 % below average
Rank 637 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
187
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
568 eligible divisions
90
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
114
44.2 % of votes cast
97
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
144
55.8 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
35
-98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
Contributions
172
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Trade
4 of 5 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Tax
55 of 111 votes
#3
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Transport
11 of 29 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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