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John Whitby vs Matthew Patrick

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


Voting alignment

John Whitby and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 452 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 9 different votes 452 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
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 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

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 64 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 153 of 650
547
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
633 eligible divisions
281
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
48.8% of votes cast
266
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
265
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Appearances
38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
83
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 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

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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