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Dr Al Pinkerton vs David Davis

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and David Davis voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 200 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 35 different votes 200 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
0 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 30 No
Tax 98% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 92% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 1 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 79% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 79% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 650
Participation
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 515 of 650
421
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,558
2,406 eligible divisions
222
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
47.0% of votes cast
199
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
826
53.0% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
18 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

185
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Appearances
64
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
218
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
108
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
23 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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