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Patrick Spencer vs Andrew Western

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Andrew Western voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 314 different votes 321 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 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

7
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
45
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
7
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
298
+155.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

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