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Patrick Spencer vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 275 different votes 280 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 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 650
Participation
69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 650
392
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,630
2,349 eligible divisions
182
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
929
57.0 % of votes cast
210
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.0 % 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
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

0
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
0
-125.8 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Contributions
118
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
64 of 69 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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