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Rishi Sunak vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Con Richmond and Northallerton
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 837 shared comparable votes.

825 same votes 12 different votes 837 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
35 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
35 Aye 65 No
31 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 11 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
53 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 160 shared votes
52 Aye 108 No
35 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
35 Aye 65 No
31 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

41.8%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 650
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
1,005
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,487
2,405 eligible divisions
454
45.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
45.7% of votes cast
551
54.8% of votes cast
No votes
808
54.3% of votes cast
4
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Appearances
70
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
53
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
96
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,536,845
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£166,813
26% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
167 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 212 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Transport
52 of 96 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
20 of 49 votes
#5
Tax
218 of 324 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
No rebel
Aye
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union 29 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Rural communities 7 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API