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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Laura Trott

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 Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Laura Trott voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 37 different votes 202 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
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 24 No
Tax 93% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 92% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 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
74.3%
2% above average
Rank 322 of 650
421
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,255
1,688 eligible divisions
222
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.9% of votes cast
199
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
604
48.1% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

185
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Appearances
35
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650
218
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
55
-107.0 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
64 of 64 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
143 of 178 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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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