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Andrew Pakes vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 9 different votes 294 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
449
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
214
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.5% of votes cast
235
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
701
43.5% of votes cast
13
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

89
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
107
-62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Contributions
58
-111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API