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Paul Davies vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 344 different votes 349 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
1 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

94.0%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 650
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
568
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,390 eligible divisions
290
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
670
45.4% of votes cast
278
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
806
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
71
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
59
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Contributions
98
-53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 94 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
218 of 324 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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