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Patrick Spencer vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 145 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 136 different votes 145 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 5 No
Education 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
21
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
32
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above 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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
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