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Josh Dean vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Josh Dean and Priti Patel voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 308 different votes 313 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 650
Participation
61.7 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
521
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,447
2,344 eligible divisions
263
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
657
45.4 % of votes cast
258
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
790
54.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

51
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Appearances
63
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
58
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Contributions
86
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£169,396
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£169,396
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
0
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
215 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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