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James Cartlidge vs Andrew Pakes

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


Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 297 different votes 302 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 403 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.9% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
219
52.1% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Appearances
77
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
154
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
94
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API