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Priti Patel vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 0 different votes 276 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
30 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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 560 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
590 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.4% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
240
53.6% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
146
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Contributions
290
+144.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15% below average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Tax
101 of 112 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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