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Matthew Patrick vs Rachel Taylor

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 Rachel Taylor
Rachel Taylor
Lab North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Rachel Taylor voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 9 different votes 419 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
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 153 of 650
Participation
77.9%
6% above average
Rank 246 of 650
518
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
493
633 eligible divisions
253
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
48.7% of votes cast
265
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
253
51.3% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
141
+44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
109
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
202
+34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 168 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
£240,723
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£240,723
6% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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