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Keir Mather vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Priti Patel voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 321 different votes 330 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 10% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
2% above average
Rank 322 of 650
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 650
602
807 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,387 eligible divisions
294
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
670
45.4% of votes cast
308
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
806
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9% of votes cast
3 years, 2 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

105
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
72
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
549
+399.9 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
99
-50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
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

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 94 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#5
Tax
218 of 323 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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