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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 148 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 1 different votes 148 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
11 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 176 of 647
Participation
34.1 %
39 % below average
Rank 635 of 647
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
183
537 eligible divisions
865
45.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
87
47.5 % of votes cast
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
No votes
96
52.5 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 647
Appearances
31
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 647
149
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647
Contributions
36
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 647

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
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
60
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 66 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API