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David Davis vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

David Davis and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 5 different votes 224 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
21 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,537
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
718
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
819
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
91
5.9 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
18 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jul 2008
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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

£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£277,187
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
6
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
198 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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