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Rupert Lowe vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 156 shared comparable votes.

155 same votes 1 different votes 156 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
13 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 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
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 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
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 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
81.5%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 649
191
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,930
2,368 eligible divisions
92
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
885
45.9% of votes cast
99
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,045
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

33
-46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 649
Appearances
94
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
42
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 649
Contributions
172
+34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API