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Heidi Alexander vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 463 different votes 470 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
3 Aye 11 No
Migration 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 5 No
Energy 6% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
34 Aye 54 No
53 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 66 shared votes
13 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
34 Aye 54 No
53 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 66 shared votes
13 Aye 53 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
361
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
170
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
191
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
583
+444.7 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
5
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
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Sovereign Grant 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017 15 Mar 2017
Aye
No
Opposition Motion: Chilcot Inquiry and parliamentary accountability 30 Nov 2016
No
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Aye
HS2: report stage: Third Reading 23 Mar 2016
Aye
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