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Andrew Pakes vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 1 different votes 349 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
28 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 412 of 649
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 85 of 649
407
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
575 eligible divisions
199
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.0 % of votes cast
208
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
246
50.0 % of votes cast
11
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Appearances
60
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
81
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
Contributions
102
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£183,790
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£183,790
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API