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Sarah Bool vs Andrew Pakes

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 272 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
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 403 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.9% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
219
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
77
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
108
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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