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Christian Wakeford vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Priti Patel voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 739 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 451 different votes 739 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 11 No
Foreign Affairs 89% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 88% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 8 No
Trade 67% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 64% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 14 No
Transport 63% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
684
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
745
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
1
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 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
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
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill: Third Reading 8 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
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