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Mr Hamish Falconer vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Mr Hamish Falconer
Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Mr Hamish Falconer and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 253 different votes 258 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
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 542 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
371
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
186
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
185
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Appearances
8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
606
+462.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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

£153,826
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£153,826
32% below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
3
3 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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