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Patrick Spencer vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Bill Esterson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 261 different votes 266 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 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 650
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 650
393
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,667
2,350 eligible divisions
182
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
56.1 % of votes cast
211
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Appearances
55
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
0
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Contributions
85
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API