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Andrew Pakes vs Dr Scott Arthur

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
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Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
25 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
590 eligible divisions
201
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
48.9% of votes cast
219
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
248
51.1% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5% 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
182
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Contributions
286
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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