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James Murray vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

James Murray and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 260 different votes 263 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
35 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
643
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
561
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
707
+568.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
6
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Education
58 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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