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Rupert Lowe vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 7 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
19 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 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
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,405 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
905
53.2% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

34
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
198 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API