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Mr Louie French vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
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Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 0 different votes 293 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
26 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% 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

81.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
961
1,182 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
480
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
481
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
4 years, 6 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 648
Appearances
0
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
156
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 648
Contributions
0
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
13
4 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

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
126 of 134 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Trade
25 of 27 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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