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Matthew Patrick vs Deirdre Costigan

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

432 same votes 9 different votes 441 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
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 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

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 153 of 650
Participation
90.8%
18% above average
Rank 14 of 650
518
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
575
633 eligible divisions
253
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
295
51.3% of votes cast
265
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
280
48.7% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
104
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
128
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API