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Rupert Lowe vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 130 different votes 139 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
19 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 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
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 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
3 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
52
8 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API