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Patrick Spencer vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 309 different votes 314 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
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

7
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
65
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
7
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
187
+44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API