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Lee Anderson vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Priti Patel voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 660 shared comparable votes.

641 same votes 19 different votes 660 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
27 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
27 Aye 71 No
20 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 4 No
Transport 93% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 95% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
56 Aye 26 No
Migration 96% aligned 82 shared votes
53 Aye 29 No
46 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

75.2%
4% above average
Rank 301 of 649
Participation
61.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
1,240
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,462
2,368 eligible divisions
622
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
665
45.5% of votes cast
618
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
797
54.5% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

56
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 649
Appearances
66
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
80
-59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 649
Contributions
93
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
10
5 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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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