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Matthew Patrick vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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 Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 319 different votes 334 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
5 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 138 of 649
475
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,216 eligible divisions
231
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
896
48.8% of votes cast
244
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
940
51.2% of votes cast
9
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 10 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

30
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
143
+59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Contributions
403
+257.3 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 164 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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