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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Mr Hamish Falconer

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

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Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Mr Hamish Falconer voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 221 different votes 248 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 15% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 6% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 3 No
Transport 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 541 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
361
575 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
183
50.7 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
178
49.3 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
652
+513.7 vs Commons average
Rank 10 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
£153,826
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£153,826
32 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
24 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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