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Chris Law vs Andrew Pakes

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 110 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 67 different votes 110 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
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 21 No
Tax 10% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 412 of 649
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
575 eligible divisions
672
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
199
48.9 % of votes cast
547
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
208
51.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649
Appearances
68
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
67
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Contributions
82
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,790
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£183,790
19 % below average
8
4 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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Trade
61 of 91 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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