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Rupert Lowe vs Rachel Blake

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 Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Rachel Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 157 different votes 161 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
18 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 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
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.5% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
237
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
66
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
87
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24% below average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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