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Andrew Pakes vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and James Cartlidge voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 279 different votes 283 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 650
396
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,349 eligible divisions
192
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
970
47.8 % of votes cast
204
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.2 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Contributions
163
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£183,790
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API