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Torsten Bell vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 144 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 142 different votes 144 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
28 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% 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

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Appearances
34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 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

£152,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
51
8 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API