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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
Con 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 80% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

149 same votes 37 different votes 186 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
0 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 80% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
715
56.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
561
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

7
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
65
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
7
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
108
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£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
12
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
30 of 34 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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
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