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Pat McFadden vs Sarah Bool

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 163 different votes 166 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
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 7 No
Tax 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 7 No
Tax 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,550
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
895
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
42.3 % of votes cast
655
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
237
57.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API