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Dr Ben Spencer vs Matthew Patrick

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

Photograph of Dr Ben Spencer
Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge
vs
Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 317 different votes 329 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
590 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.6% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
244
51.4% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.9% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
30
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
220
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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