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Andrew Pakes vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 1 different votes 251 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
22 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
201
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
219
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
99
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Contributions
336
+188.3 vs Commons average
Rank 53 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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