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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 147 shared comparable votes.

146 same votes 1 different votes 147 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
25 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 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
25 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 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

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,405 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
47.9% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,007
52.1% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

34
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
83
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
118
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API