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Patrick Spencer vs Alison McGovern

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 Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Alison McGovern voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 269 different votes 275 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
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
31 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
922
55.4% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
741
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
430
+286.5 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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