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Al Carns vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 190 different votes 192 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
8 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
0 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
0 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

53.0 %
20 % below average
Rank 616 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
305
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
145
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
160
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
325
+186.7 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Housing
21 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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