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Patrick Spencer vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Ed Davey voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 32 different votes 179 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 12 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 22 No
Tax 93% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 77% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 441 of 650
Participation
60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 650
388
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,267
2,089 eligible divisions
180
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
711
56.1 % of votes cast
208
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
556
43.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

0
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
Appearances
55
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
0
-124.5 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 650
Contributions
91
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#5
Transport
55 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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