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Jake Richards vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 218 different votes 221 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
36 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
19 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
19 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 647
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 647
396
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,438
2,328 eligible divisions
209
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
651
45.3 % of votes cast
187
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
787
54.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

49
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 647
Appearances
63
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 647
144
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 647
Contributions
84
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
67 of 88 votes
Defence
21 of 22 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#5
Tax
215 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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