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Paul Davies vs Andrew Pakes

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 440 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 13 different votes 440 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
31 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
30 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
30 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

94.3%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
600
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
636 eligible divisions
307
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
47.7% of votes cast
293
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
88
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
68
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Contributions
106
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14% below average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Housing
33 of 33 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API