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Rupert Lowe vs Priti Patel

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Priti Patel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

145 same votes 1 different votes 146 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 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

32.8%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 649
191
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,462
2,368 eligible divisions
92
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
665
45.5% of votes cast
99
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
797
54.5% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

33
-46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 649
Appearances
66
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
42
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 649
Contributions
93
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 349 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API