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Jake Richards vs Pat McFadden

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 0 different votes 165 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
8 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 509 of 650
432
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,387 eligible divisions
222
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
903
57.6% of votes cast
210
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
664
42.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

70
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
45
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
275
+125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
361
+211.9 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API