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Lewis Atkinson vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Lewis Atkinson and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 303 different votes 307 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
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 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
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 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 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
0 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 650
500
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,451
2,349 eligible divisions
253
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
45.4 % of votes cast
247
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
792
54.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
95
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Contributions
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£220,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£220,533
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
3
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API