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Andrew Pakes vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
30 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 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
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 650
396
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,793
2,349 eligible divisions
192
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.7 % of votes cast
204
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
776
43.3 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Appearances
40
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Contributions
72
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£183,790
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API