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Sir John Whittingdale vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 118 shared comparable votes.

117 same votes 1 different votes 118 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
Participation
33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 636 of 648
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
176
526 eligible divisions
884
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
82
46.6 % of votes cast
984
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
94
53.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 648
Appearances
30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
77
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 648
Contributions
33
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
9
6 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API