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Afzal Khan vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 306 different votes 315 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
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 241 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,620
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
913
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
707
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
42
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 648
Contributions
0
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
6
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

Housing
52 of 54 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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