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Rupert Lowe vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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
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Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 139 different votes 149 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
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
670
53.0% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
594
47.0% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
19
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
22
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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