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Sir Edward Leigh vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

151 same votes 1 different votes 152 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
18 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
33.2 %
39 % below average
Rank 638 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
191
575 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
92
48.2 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
99
51.8 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
33
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
60
8 registered categories
3
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 111 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API