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Matt Western vs Matthew Patrick

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 8 different votes 390 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
56 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
56 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
56 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 650
Participation
81.9%
10% above average
Rank 152 of 650
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
636 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
254
48.8% of votes cast
713
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
267
51.2% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
Appearances
41
-55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
117
-50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Contributions
109
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API