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Rupert Lowe vs Sir John Whittingdale

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 133 shared comparable votes.

132 same votes 1 different votes 133 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
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 192 of 649
191
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,906
2,368 eligible divisions
92
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.8% of votes cast
99
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
995
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

33
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
Appearances
74
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
42
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
105
-34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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

Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API