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Andrew Pakes vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 278 different votes 281 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
201
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
219
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 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 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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