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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 97% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 8 different votes 259 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
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

68.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 462 of 647
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 647
369
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,323 eligible divisions
168
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
883
48.7 % of votes cast
201
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
929
51.3 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 647
Appearances
59
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 647
0
-113.6 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 647
Contributions
75
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 647

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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
79 of 88 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Migration
148 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Transport
20 of 25 votes
#5
Transport
76 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API