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Patrick Spencer vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 233 different votes 236 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 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 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 457 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 647
373
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
674
1,039 eligible divisions
171
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
55.3 % of votes cast
202
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
301
44.7 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

0
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 647
Appearances
82
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 647
0
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 647
Contributions
262
+145.1 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
27 of 29 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Transport
20 of 25 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API