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Matthew Patrick vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 8 different votes 278 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
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
28 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
28 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.9%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 650
Participation
61.6%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
521
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,422 eligible divisions
254
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
267
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

44
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
Appearances
89
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
113
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
125
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 321 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 68 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 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