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Matthew Patrick vs Sir Mel Stride

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
vs
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Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 264 different votes 268 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
77.9%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 649
475
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
231
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
896
48.4% of votes cast
244
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
954
51.6% of votes cast
9
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

30
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Contributions
47
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
27
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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