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Rupert Lowe vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 124 shared comparable votes.

115 same votes 9 different votes 124 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
16 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

33.2%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
63.1%
9% below average
Rank 541 of 650
206
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,406 eligible divisions
98
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
731
48.2% of votes cast
108
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
787
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

33
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Appearances
63
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
42
-114.0 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650
Contributions
73
-83.0 vs Commons average
Rank 458 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API