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Priti Patel vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 0 different votes 295 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
27 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Contributions
152
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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