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Andrew Pakes vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Steve Darling voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 226 different votes 277 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 25% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 9% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 15 No
Transport 11% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 412 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 649
407
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
575 eligible divisions
199
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
54.0 % of votes cast
208
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
177
46.0 % of votes cast
11
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
84
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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