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Shivani Raja vs Rupert Lowe

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

Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
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Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 143 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 2 different votes 143 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
16 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% 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

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
374
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
187
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
187
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
Appearances
34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
Contributions
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9% below average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
51
8 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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