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Andrew Pakes vs David Williams

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


Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and David Williams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 1 different votes 375 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
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 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
86.3%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
590 eligible divisions
201
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
51.1% of votes cast
219
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
249
48.9% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.9% 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
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Contributions
76
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API