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Matt Turmaine vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Matt Turmaine
Matt Turmaine
Lab Watford
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Matt Turmaine and Priti Patel voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 306 different votes 311 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
26 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
47 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
34 Aye 47 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
47 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
34 Aye 47 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
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

90.9 %
18 % above average
Rank 15 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 650
512
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,451
2,349 eligible divisions
268
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
45.4 % of votes cast
244
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
792
54.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
Appearances
63
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
45
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
Contributions
86
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,619
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£150,619
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API