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Dame Caroline Dinenage vs Matthew Patrick

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

Photograph of Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport
vs
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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 263 different votes 269 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
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
35 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 649
Participation
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 186 of 649
1,834
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
575 eligible divisions
896
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
938
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£285,728
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23 % below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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