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Matthew Patrick vs Richard Baker

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 Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Richard Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 1 different votes 375 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
475
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
590 eligible divisions
231
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
48.2% of votes cast
244
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
227
51.8% of votes cast
9
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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