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Bob Blackman vs Patrick Spencer

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


Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 1 different votes 327 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
39 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
39 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
954
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
149
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Contributions
0
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
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
211 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Transport
80 of 87 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API