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Matthew Patrick vs David Smith

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 David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

400 same votes 4 different votes 404 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
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.5%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 403 of 650
505
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
620 eligible divisions
243
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
48.7% of votes cast
262
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
225
51.3% of votes cast
9
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
100
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
138
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 272 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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