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Brian Mathew vs Andrew Pakes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
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Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

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

50 same votes 227 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 22% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 3 No
Transport 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 649
Participation
70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 412 of 649
375
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
575 eligible divisions
188
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
199
48.9 % of votes cast
187
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
208
51.1 % of votes cast
11
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Contributions
84
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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