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Rupert Lowe vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 158 different votes 166 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
20 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
43
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Contributions
44
-101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 534 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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 Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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