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Rupert Lowe vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 191 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 8 different votes 191 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
24 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 366 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
619 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
45.7% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
244
54.3% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
74
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
24 of 30 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API