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Alex Mayer vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 343 different votes 348 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

95.3%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
562
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
281
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
281
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

71
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
Contributions
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,550
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£198,550
12% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
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
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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