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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 171 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 6 different votes 171 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
22 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

34.0 %
39 % below average
Rank 635 of 647
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 647
183
538 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
538 eligible divisions
87
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
43.9 % of votes cast
96
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
221
56.1 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 647
Appearances
65
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 647
36
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 647
Contributions
85
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 647

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
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API