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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 329 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 1 different votes 329 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
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 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 324 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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

£2,084,672
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
28 of 32 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API