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Simon Hoare vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 142 shared comparable votes.

136 same votes 6 different votes 142 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
22 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
Participation
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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

£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
51
8 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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