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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Nigel Farage

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 Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Nigel Farage voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 130 shared comparable votes.

111 same votes 19 different votes 130 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
13 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 86% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 650
Participation
30.6 %
42 % below average
Rank 638 of 650
388
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
171
558 eligible divisions
198
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.1 % of votes cast
190
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
87
50.9 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

148
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Appearances
15
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
176
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Contributions
17
-104.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 16 4 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 2 Apr 2025
Energy
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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