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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.

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Steve Witherden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 288 different votes 293 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 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
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
52 of 67 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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