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Rupert Lowe vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Steve Darling voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

115 same votes 32 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
2 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 24 No
Tax 93% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Housing 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 78% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 5 No
Benefits 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 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 637 of 650
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 476 of 650
209
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
631 eligible divisions
98
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.0% of votes cast
111
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650
46
-118.5 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Contributions
188
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
50
7 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 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
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Tax
59 of 121 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Transport
13 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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