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Matthew Patrick vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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
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Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 10 different votes 428 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
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
29 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
29 Aye 2 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
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 650
518
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,858
2,419 eligible divisions
253
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.1% of votes cast
265
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
835
44.9% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
104
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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