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Matthew Patrick vs Paul Holmes

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

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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Paul Holmes voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 295 different votes 310 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
37 Aye 32 No
Tax 1% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
Participation
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
475
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
231
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.8% of votes cast
244
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
708
50.2% of votes cast
9
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

30
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Contributions
387
+241.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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