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Claire Young vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Claire Young
Claire Young
LD Thornbury and Yate
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Claire Young and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

210 same votes 67 different votes 277 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
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 29 No
Tax 95% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 87% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 68% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 71% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 358 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
415
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
568 eligible divisions
220
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
183
46.1 % of votes cast
195
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
214
53.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
Appearances
0
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 649
140
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Contributions
0
-129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£203,164
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£203,164
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
3
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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