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Andrew Pakes vs Jim McMahon

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

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Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough
vs
Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
19 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 412 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
407
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
199
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
208
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
11
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 7 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

68
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Appearances
79
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
82
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
Contributions
113
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£183,790
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£183,790
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
64 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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