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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 349 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 343 different votes 349 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
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 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

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 391 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
210
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
241
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
45
-118.8 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650
Contributions
38
-125.8 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650

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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
54 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
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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