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Patrick Spencer vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 199 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 14 different votes 199 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
24 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 647
Participation
63.5 %
9 % below average
Rank 538 of 647
378
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,481
2,333 eligible divisions
175
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
48.1 % of votes cast
203
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
768
51.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

0
-66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 647
Appearances
59
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 647
0
-118.1 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 647
Contributions
69
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
24 of 27 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 169 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Transport
64 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Transport
20 of 25 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API