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Andrew Pakes vs Josh MacAlister

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


Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 9 different votes 374 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
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
30 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
30 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 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
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 650
449
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
636 eligible divisions
214
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
50.6% of votes cast
235
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
256
49.4% of votes cast
13
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
89
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
105
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
245
+78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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