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Helen Whately vs Patrick Spencer

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


Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

318 same votes 1 different votes 319 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
32 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
Participation
68.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 462 of 647
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
537 eligible divisions
930
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
45.5 % of votes cast
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
201
54.5 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Appearances
0
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 647
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647
Contributions
0
-113.8 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

Trade
83 of 88 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 25 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API