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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Matthew Patrick

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

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Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 1 different votes 344 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
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 355 of 649
Participation
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 186 of 649
421
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
575 eligible divisions
225
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
196
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Appearances
29
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
121
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
96
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23 % below average
5
4 registered categories
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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