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Matthew Patrick vs David Williams

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 Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and David Williams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 2 different votes 421 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
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 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

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
Participation
86.3%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 649
475
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
590 eligible divisions
231
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
51.1% of votes cast
244
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
249
48.9% of votes cast
9
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Contributions
76
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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