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Patrick Spencer vs David Simmonds

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
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Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and David Simmonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 1 different votes 314 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
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 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
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
48.2 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
710
51.8 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
108
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
261
+122.6 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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