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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
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 363 different votes 368 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
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
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 650
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 650
504
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
392
563 eligible divisions
260
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
46.4 % of votes cast
244
48.4 % 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

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
0
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
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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