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Matthew Patrick vs Dr Rupa Huq

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 Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 2 different votes 393 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
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 650
505
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,777
2,406 eligible divisions
243
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
971
54.6% of votes cast
262
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
806
45.4% of votes cast
9
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

36
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Appearances
74
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
100
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
74
-88.0 vs Commons average
Rank 459 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 94 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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API