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Matthew Patrick vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Priti Patel voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 262 different votes 268 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 650
457
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,452
2,350 eligible divisions
224
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
45.4 % of votes cast
233
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
793
54.6 % of votes cast
8
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

21
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Appearances
63
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
72
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
86
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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