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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 142 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 1 different votes 142 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 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 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 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 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

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
57.0%
15% below average
Rank 596 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,405 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
634
46.3% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
736
53.7% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

34
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
124
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
110
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
51
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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Transport
73 of 96 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API