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Andrew Pakes vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 182 different votes 186 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 426 of 650
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
396
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,356
2,094 eligible divisions
192
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
621
45.8 % of votes cast
204
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
735
54.2 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Contributions
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£183,790
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£183,790
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API