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Andrew Pakes vs Douglas McAllister

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 Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 3 different votes 406 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
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 384 of 650
Participation
88.5%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 650
446
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
549
620 eligible divisions
213
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
49.0% of votes cast
233
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
280
51.0% of votes cast
13
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
123
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
106
-56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Contributions
149
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 242 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 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
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
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