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Rupert Lowe vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

161 same votes 4 different votes 165 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
19 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 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
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,862
2,405 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
48.2% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
964
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

34
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
104
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
129
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API