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Simon Hoare vs Patrick Spencer

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


Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 1 different votes 318 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
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
822
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
936
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
46
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
127
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
3
3 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
193 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Tax
257 of 321 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API