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Catherine Atkinson vs Matthew Patrick

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 2 different votes 397 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
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
590 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.6% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
244
51.4% of votes cast
15
3.2% 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

88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
4
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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