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Patrick Spencer vs Catherine Fookes

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 Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 333 different votes 339 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 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
2 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
2 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 196 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.1% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
231
48.9% 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
78
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
6
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
108
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 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
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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: 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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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