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Matthew Patrick vs Zarah Sultana

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
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 86 different votes 319 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
6 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 93% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 84% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 40% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 47% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
465
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
229
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
236
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
8
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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