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Rupert Lowe vs Sir Christopher Chope

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 111 shared comparable votes.

110 same votes 1 different votes 111 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
18 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

32.8%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
59.2%
14% below average
Rank 581 of 649
191
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,368 eligible divisions
92
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
596
42.5% of votes cast
99
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
806
57.5% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

33
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
Appearances
45
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
42
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
40
-99.4 vs Commons average
Rank 535 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API