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Mark Garnier vs Matthew Patrick

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

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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 332 different votes 337 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
590 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.6% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
244
51.4% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.9% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
Appearances
30
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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