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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

148 same votes 1 different votes 149 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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
2 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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
2 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 636 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
176
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
82
46.6 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
94
53.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
60
8 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API