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Matthew Patrick vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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
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Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 305 different votes 316 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
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
31 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
31 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 186 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 649
465
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,361 eligible divisions
229
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
47.3 % of votes cast
236
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.7 % of votes cast
8
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

29
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Appearances
113
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
96
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Contributions
166
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 160 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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 94 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
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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