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David Baines vs Matthew Patrick

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


Voting alignment

David Baines and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 2 different votes 368 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
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 454 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 156 of 650
430
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
631 eligible divisions
210
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.6% of votes cast
220
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
265
51.4% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Appearances
38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
26
-138.5 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Contributions
104
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
3
1 registered category
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API