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Rupert Lowe vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 73 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 64 different votes 73 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
6 Aye 6 No
Tax 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Tax 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 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
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
636
42.7% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

31
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
40
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
Contributions
418
+275.7 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
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
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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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