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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 141 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 1 different votes 141 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
16 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 636 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
176
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
82
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
94
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

30
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 648
33
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 648
Contributions
162
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
53 of 108 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API