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Andrew Pakes vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 3 different votes 253 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
16 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

70.7%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
446
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
213
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
233
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
13
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£183,832
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
77 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API