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Matthew Patrick vs Alan Strickland

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

Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
vs
Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Alan Strickland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 0 different votes 419 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
54 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 650
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 650
457
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
564 eligible divisions
224
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
253
50.9 % of votes cast
233
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
244
49.1 % of votes cast
8
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

21
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Appearances
29
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
72
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
32
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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