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Patrick Spencer vs Claire Hughes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Claire Hughes voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 339 different votes 343 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 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
39 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 650
Participation
90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 650
393
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
564 eligible divisions
182
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
265
52.0 % of votes cast
211
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
245
48.0 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Appearances
8
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
0
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Contributions
8
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API