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Jayne Kirkham vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Jayne Kirkham and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 317 different votes 321 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
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 150 of 650
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 650
464
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
392
563 eligible divisions
235
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
46.4 % of votes cast
229
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
210
53.6 % 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

164
+93.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Appearances
0
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
195
+69.2 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Contributions
0
-125.8 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£143,536
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£143,536
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API