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Dame Karen Bradley vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 0 different votes 208 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
19 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 486 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,557
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
724
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
833
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
41
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 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

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
12
3 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

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
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
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