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Matthew Patrick vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 8 different votes 240 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
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
521
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
283
636 eligible divisions
254
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
124
43.8% of votes cast
267
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.2% 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

44
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
Appearances
54
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
113
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
241
+71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
64 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API