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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 310 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 1 different votes 310 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
32 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 648
360
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,943
2,312 eligible divisions
161
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
923
47.5 % of votes cast
199
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.5 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Contributions
64
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 648

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
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
83 of 88 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API