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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Matthew Patrick

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 2 different votes 395 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
29 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
81.5%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
1,835
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
620 eligible divisions
1,016
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.1% of votes cast
819
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
262
51.9% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
36
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
168
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Contributions
100
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
80 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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