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Matthew Patrick vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 8 different votes 349 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
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
521
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
254
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.5% of votes cast
267
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
701
43.5% 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
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

42
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Appearances
52
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
110
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
58
-109.1 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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