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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 152 shared comparable votes.

151 same votes 1 different votes 152 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
18 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 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 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 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 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 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

32.8%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
75.0%
2% above average
Rank 312 of 649
191
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,776
2,368 eligible divisions
92
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
837
47.1% of votes cast
99
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
939
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

33
-46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 649
Appearances
164
+84.9 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649
42
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 649
Contributions
183
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 141 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
52
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

Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API