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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

158 same votes 1 different votes 159 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
13 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 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
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 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
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
Participation
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
887
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
51
8 registered categories
6
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
208 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API