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Andrew Pakes vs Mark Garnier

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
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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Mark Garnier voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 298 different votes 304 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 403 of 649
Participation
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
201
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
48.9% of votes cast
219
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
Appearances
76
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Contributions
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£183,832
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
210 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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