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Tom Gordon vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
LD Harrogate and Knaresborough
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Tom Gordon and Priti Patel voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 42 different votes 230 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
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 37 No
Tax 94% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 70% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 79% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 82% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
387
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
209
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
178
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

177
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
255
+116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,333
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£217,333
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Housing
25 of 31 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
48 of 62 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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