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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
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
vs
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 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
85.1%
12% above average
Rank 90 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,121 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
870
48.2% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
935
51.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
136
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650

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
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API