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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Priti Patel voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,176 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,116 different votes 1,176 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
4 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 74 No
Migration 4% aligned 96 shared votes
70 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 13 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
104 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 164 shared votes
56 Aye 108 No
20 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 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 279 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
807
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
158
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
2
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Defence
61 of 71 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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