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Andrew Pakes vs Blair McDougall

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 Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 0 different votes 319 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
20 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
201
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
219
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Contributions
307
+161.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API