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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Matthew Patrick

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 3 different votes 381 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
55 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
55 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
55 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
55 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 156 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
631 eligible divisions
244
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.6% of votes cast
214
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
265
51.4% of votes cast
16
3.5% 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

87
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
36
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650
104
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Contributions
100
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
4
3 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
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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