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Priti Patel vs Steve Witherden

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


Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Steve Witherden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 279 different votes 284 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 12 No
Benefits 8% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 188 of 650
1,451
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
563 eligible divisions
659
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
52.3 % of votes cast
792
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.7 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38 % below average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API