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Luke Pollard vs Sir Keir Starmer

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 710 shared comparable votes.

709 same votes 1 different votes 710 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
87 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
87 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
53 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
87 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
53 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 647
Participation
38.3 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
1,451
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
893
2,333 eligible divisions
804
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
61.0 % of votes cast
647
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
348
39.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

74
+7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
681
+563.2 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
1,405
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
3
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

Migration
144 of 161 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Defence
52 of 64 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API