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Alan Strickland vs Matthew Patrick

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

435 same votes 1 different votes 436 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
54 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

88.1%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
520
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
590 eligible divisions
260
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.6% of votes cast
260
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
244
51.4% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
34
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Contributions
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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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