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Josh Newbury vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 329 different votes 349 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
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
38 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
38 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
38 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
499
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
263
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
236
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
13
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

119
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
140
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
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