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Priti Patel vs Helena Dollimore

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 Helena Dollimore
Helena Dollimore
Lab Hastings and Rye

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Helena Dollimore voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 253 different votes 259 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
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 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 559 of 650
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 263 of 650
1,453
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
565 eligible divisions
660
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.9 % of votes cast
793
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
227
52.1 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
71
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
86
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
90
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£222,164
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£222,164
2 % below average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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