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Sammy Wilson vs Patrick Spencer

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


Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 11 different votes 237 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
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
0 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 96% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
732
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
740
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
11
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Appearances
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
160
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Contributions
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11% above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API