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Patrick Spencer vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Olivia Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 326 different votes 332 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
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 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
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

6
-76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Appearances
37
-45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649
6
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
42
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 538 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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