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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Sarah Bool voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 53 different votes 295 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
9 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 46 No
Tax 96% aligned 77 shared votes
28 Aye 49 No
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

165
+82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
93
+10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
192
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Contributions
109
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API