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Patrick Spencer vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 7 different votes 278 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
30 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

68.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 462 of 647
Participation
70.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 424 of 647
369
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,323 eligible divisions
168
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
758
46.3 % of votes cast
201
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
879
53.7 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647
0
-113.6 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 647
Contributions
55
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
197 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Transport
20 of 25 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API