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Matthew Patrick vs Joe Powell

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Joe Powell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 9 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
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
32 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
32 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
75.4%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 650
520
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
635 eligible divisions
254
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
47.6% of votes cast
266
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
251
52.4% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Appearances
111
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
109
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
148
-19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API