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Patrick Spencer vs Darren Jones

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 Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Darren Jones voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 158 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 150 different votes 158 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 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 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
65.2%
7% below average
Rank 516 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,383
2,121 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
763
55.2% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
620
44.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
599
+453.3 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£327,479
45% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
62 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 163 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 143 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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