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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 178 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 1 different votes 178 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
22 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 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 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 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 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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 637 of 650
Participation
88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
209
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
98
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
46.3% of votes cast
111
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Contributions
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
44% below average
50
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
92 of 94 votes
Tax
59 of 121 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Transport
13 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API