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Patrick Spencer vs Dr Simon Opher

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 334 different votes 341 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
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
40 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 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
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.3% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
248
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

6
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
Appearances
47
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
6
-136.4 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
71
-71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 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