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Patrick Spencer vs Alex Burghart

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

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
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Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Alex Burghart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 0 different votes 297 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
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
Participation
85.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 648
360
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,057 eligible divisions
161
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
844
48.0 % of votes cast
199
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
914
52.0 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Contributions
103
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 161 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 84 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 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 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API