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Mark Garnier vs Andrew Pakes

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 286 different votes 291 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 650
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 426 of 650
1,970
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
563 eligible divisions
961
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.5 % of votes cast
1,009
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
204
51.5 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
244
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,790
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£183,790
19 % below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
4
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
10 of 10 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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