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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 124 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 1 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
19 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 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
19 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 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

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
59.5%
13% below average
Rank 576 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,430
2,405 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
610
42.7% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
820
57.3% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

34
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
64
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
59
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 499 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
51
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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
222 of 324 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API