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Rupert Lowe vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 151 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 149 different votes 151 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
21 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 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%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
619 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
53.4% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
206
46.6% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Appearances
78
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
43
-113.6 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Contributions
210
+53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 143 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API