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Patrick Spencer vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sarah Olney voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 46 different votes 244 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
0 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 23 No
Tax 94% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 90% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 62% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 72% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 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
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
629
54.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
535
46.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

7
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
147
+64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
7
-136.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
194
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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