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Patrick Spencer vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 12 different votes 334 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 460 of 647
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 647
370
538 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
538 eligible divisions
169
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
43.9 % of votes cast
201
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
221
56.1 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
13
3.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 647
Appearances
65
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 647
0
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 647
Contributions
85
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Transport
20 of 25 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API