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Alison McGovern vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 260 different votes 265 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
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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