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Matthew Patrick vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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 Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 315 different votes 325 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 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
31 Aye 52 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
31 Aye 52 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 649
475
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
231
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
47.8% of votes cast
244
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
971
52.2% of votes cast
9
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
78 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
57 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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