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Carolyn Harris vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Carolyn Harris and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 315 different votes 319 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
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,785
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
1,025
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
760
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
2
0.1% 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

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Appearances
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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

£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£305,970
35% above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Education
83 of 96 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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