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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Patrick Spencer

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


Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 7 different votes 269 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 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 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 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

70.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 648
Appearances
0
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
Contributions
0
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API