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Matthew Patrick vs Valerie Vaz

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 2 different votes 353 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
58 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
58 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
58 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 156 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
516
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,854
2,417 eligible divisions
251
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,043
56.3% of votes cast
265
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
811
43.7% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Appearances
37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
104
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
16
-148.5 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
83 of 98 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API