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Matthew Patrick vs Rebecca Paul

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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Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 316 different votes 327 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
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
475
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
231
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
244
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
9
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
Appearances
103
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Contributions
150
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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 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: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
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