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Esther McVey vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 0 different votes 222 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
24 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 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

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
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
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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