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Priti Patel vs Bobby Dean

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Bobby Dean voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

189 same votes 37 different votes 226 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
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 34 No
Tax 94% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 15 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 11 No
Benefits 83% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

61.7 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 447 of 650
1,447
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
387
558 eligible divisions
657
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
200
51.7 % of votes cast
790
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
187
48.3 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
74
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
84
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
91
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
12
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Education
41 of 49 votes
Tax
215 of 318 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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