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Andrew Pakes vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 403 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
201
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
249
49.5% of votes cast
219
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
254
50.5% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Contributions
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£183,832
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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