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Rupert Lowe vs Steve Witherden

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 Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Steve Witherden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 163 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 159 different votes 163 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
0 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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