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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 107 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 1 different votes 107 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

33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 635 of 647
Participation
59.9 %
13 % below average
Rank 582 of 647
176
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
82
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
42.4 % of votes cast
94
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
798
57.6 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
72
5.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

30
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 647
Appearances
31
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 647
33
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 647
Contributions
47
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 647

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
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 318 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API