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Andrew Pakes vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Graham Stringer voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 9 different votes 263 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 88% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 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
57.9%
14% below average
Rank 589 of 650
449
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,422 eligible divisions
214
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
50.3% of votes cast
235
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
697
49.7% of votes cast
13
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.2% 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
66
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
107
-62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Contributions
46
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 555 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Migration
123 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Transport
65 of 98 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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