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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 97% of the time, based on 144 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 4 different votes 144 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

34.1 %
39 % below average
Rank 635 of 647
Participation
77.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 647
183
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,323 eligible divisions
87
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
861
47.9 % of votes cast
96
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
935
52.1 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 647
Appearances
68
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
36
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 647
Contributions
86
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 647

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
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Defence
52 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
59 of 67 votes
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API