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Matthew Patrick vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 3 different votes 374 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
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 156 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
516
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
251
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
265
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
104
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API