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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 97% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 6 different votes 179 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 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 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 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

32.8%
39% below average
Rank 629 of 649
Participation
72.9%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 649
191
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
582 eligible divisions
92
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
44.3% of votes cast
99
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
236
55.7% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
Appearances
61
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
42
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
75
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 411 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
52
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
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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