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Ms Diane Abbott vs Matthew Patrick

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 17 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
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 53% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 95% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 647
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 647
1,519
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
542 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
48.9 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
227
51.1 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
1.8 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
25
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 647
16
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 647
Contributions
75
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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