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Andrew Pakes vs Chris Law

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

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Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough
vs
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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Chris Law voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 105 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 65 different votes 105 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 4 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Tax 10% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 2 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 426 of 650
Participation
51.7 %
21 % below average
Rank 619 of 650
396
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,349 eligible divisions
192
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
204
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Appearances
58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Contributions
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£183,790
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£183,790
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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