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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 167 shared comparable votes.

166 same votes 1 different votes 167 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
21 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 32 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
976
46.3% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
148
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
52
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
89 of 91 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API