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Ashley Dalton vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Priti Patel voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 304 different votes 317 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 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 9% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
590
928 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
277
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
313
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
5
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Trade
15 of 19 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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