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Jeff Smith vs Matthew Patrick

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


Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 456 shared comparable votes.

448 same votes 8 different votes 456 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
57 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 153 of 650
1,922
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
633 eligible divisions
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
48.8% of votes cast
875
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
265
51.2% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
104
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Housing
62 of 67 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API