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Sir John Whittingdale vs Matthew Patrick

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

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Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 269 different votes 275 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 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 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

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
590 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.6% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
244
51.4% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.9% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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