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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
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Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 240 different votes 266 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 9 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Trade 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 19% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
2 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 437 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,652
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
883
53.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
769
46.5% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

11
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Appearances
5
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
13
-129.3 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API