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Patrick Spencer vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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
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Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 287 different votes 306 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
16 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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
52.2% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
208
47.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
71
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
150
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 202 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 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
Closure motion 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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