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Rupert Lowe vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 131 shared comparable votes.

130 same votes 1 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
19 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,405 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
46.1% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
935
53.9% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

34
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
146
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
182
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
203 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API