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Naz Shah vs Andrew Pakes

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 0 different votes 282 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
25 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 403 of 649
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
860
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.9% of votes cast
691
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
219
52.1% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
26
-119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
9
3 registered categories
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

Housing
57 of 67 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
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
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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