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John Whitby vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 387 different votes 393 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 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 650
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
534
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
620 eligible divisions
271
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
47.1% of votes cast
263
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
234
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
26
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
76
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
Contributions
36
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
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
34 of 34 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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