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Katie Lam vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 0 different votes 276 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
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 647
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 647
373
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
378
547 eligible divisions
181
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
175
46.3 % of votes cast
192
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
203
53.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
0
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
88
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Contributions
0
-118.1 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£223,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
6
4 registered categories
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

Tax
100 of 108 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
24 of 27 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API