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Patrick Spencer vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 314 different votes 320 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
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 441 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 137 of 650
388
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
558 eligible divisions
180
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
208
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
Appearances
20
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
0
-123.8 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 650
Contributions
41
-82.8 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API