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Rupert Lowe vs Sir Edward Leigh

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

163 same votes 1 different votes 164 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 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

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,405 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
47.3% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
951
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

34
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
180
+91.2 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
200
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 324 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API