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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Priti Patel

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
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Priti Patel voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 263 different votes 276 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
227
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
208
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
14
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

72
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Energy
17 of 20 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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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