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Matthew Patrick vs Douglas McAllister

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 Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 4 different votes 450 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
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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
88.5%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 650
505
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
549
620 eligible divisions
243
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
49.0% of votes cast
262
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
280
51.0% of votes cast
9
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
119
+26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
98
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
Contributions
143
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 252 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 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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