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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Patrick Spencer

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 52 different votes 288 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 95% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 70% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

165
+82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
6
-76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
192
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Contributions
6
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
2
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API