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Rupert Lowe vs Sir Roger Gale

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 134 shared comparable votes.

133 same votes 1 different votes 134 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
13 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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
57.1%
16% below average
Rank 598 of 649
191
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,368 eligible divisions
92
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
99
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

33
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
Appearances
113
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
42
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
101
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 321 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API