Ayes & Noes

Compare

Neil O'Brien vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Neil O'Brien and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 0 different votes 293 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,752
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
860
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
892
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
34
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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

£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£311,946
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 43 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API