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Andrew Pakes vs David Smith

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 David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 2 different votes 332 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
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 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
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
446
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
631 eligible divisions
213
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.3% of votes cast
233
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.7% of votes cast
13
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API