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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 97% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.
389 same votes
14 different votes
403 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
71.7%
1% below average
Participation
72.8%
same as average
456
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
636 eligible divisions
212
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
45.1% of votes cast
244
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
254
54.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
37
-60.0 vs Commons average
Appearances
63
-34.0 vs Commons average
67
-102.2 vs Commons average
Contributions
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
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
11
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API