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Sir Julian Smith vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 155 shared comparable votes.

151 same votes 4 different votes 155 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
Participation
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
51
8 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API