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Patrick Spencer vs Damian Hinds

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 Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds
Con East Hampshire

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Damian Hinds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 1 different votes 377 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
39 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
39 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,039
2,361 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
48.0 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£219,626
3 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
161 of 171 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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