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Priti Patel vs Dr Al Pinkerton

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

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Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Dr Al Pinkerton voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 32 different votes 246 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 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 95% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
1 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 11 shared votes
0 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 79% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 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 649
Participation
68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
575 eligible divisions
663
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
203
51.5 % of votes cast
795
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
191
48.5 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£189,783
16 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
23 of 24 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Education
43 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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 Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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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