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Patrick Spencer vs Amanda Martin

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 Amanda Martin
Amanda Martin
Lab Portsmouth North

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Amanda Martin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 326 different votes 334 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
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 1% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 115 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
48.8% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
253
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

6
-76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Appearances
176
+93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
6
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
222
+79.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 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
£205,664
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£205,664
9% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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