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Rupert Lowe vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sarah Olney voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 131 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 25 different votes 131 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
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 21 No
Tax 92% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Benefits 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

33.3%
39% below average
Rank 637 of 650
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
209
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,182
1,695 eligible divisions
98
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
638
54.0% of votes cast
111
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
544
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

37
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Appearances
167
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
46
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Contributions
225
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33% above average
50
7 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
55 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 56 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
No
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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