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Patrick Spencer vs Andy MacNae

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 Andy MacNae
Andy MacNae
Lab Rossendale and Darwen

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Andy MacNae voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 382 different votes 390 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
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
4 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
4 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.3%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 97 of 650
442
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
620 eligible divisions
208
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
49.5% of votes cast
234
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
54
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
36
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
Contributions
58
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£220,783
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£220,783
2% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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