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Rupert Lowe vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Richard Burgon voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 168 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 153 different votes 168 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
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
80.1%
7% above average
Rank 194 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
861
45.2% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

31
-51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
40
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 649
Contributions
98
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
42 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
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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