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Patrick Spencer vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 8 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
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
456
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,874
2,422 eligible divisions
212
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
48.7% of votes cast
244
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
961
51.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

35
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Appearances
85
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
60
-107.1 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
104
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 378 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Housing
29 of 33 votes
#4
Transport
82 of 98 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API