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Patrick Spencer vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 1 different votes 356 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
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
Appearances
44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API