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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Priti Patel voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 31 different votes 242 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
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 36 No
Tax 95% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No
0 Aye 11 No
Benefits 91% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 79% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 563 of 650
387
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,446
2,340 eligible divisions
198
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
657
45.4 % of votes cast
189
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
789
54.6 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

147
+80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Appearances
66
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
175
+55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
88
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
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

Trade
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
67 of 88 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Tax
215 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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