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Rupert Lowe vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

171 same votes 1 different votes 172 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
25 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 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
25 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 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

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 396 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
619 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
47.2% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
233
52.8% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
20
-68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
24
-130.6 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
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