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Priti Patel vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Dave Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 308 different votes 315 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
13 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
36 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
47 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
47 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 650
Participation
87.7 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 650
1,451
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
563 eligible divisions
659
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
265
53.6 % of votes cast
792
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
229
46.4 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
Appearances
91
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
86
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
Contributions
113
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6 % below average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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