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Rupert Lowe vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 157 shared comparable votes.

156 same votes 1 different votes 157 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

33.4 %
39 % below average
Rank 637 of 650
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 650
185
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,077
2,340 eligible divisions
88
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
963
46.4 % of votes cast
97
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,114
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

31
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
133
+65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
36
-84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 650
Contributions
135
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
210 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 88 votes
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
14 of 37 votes
#5
Defence
66 of 70 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API