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Patrick Spencer vs Chris Bloore

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 Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Chris Bloore voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 304 different votes 310 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
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 16% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 2% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
48.7% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
222
51.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

7
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
115
+33.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
7
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
127
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 241 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
£167,691
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£167,691
26% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 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 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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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