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Patrick Spencer vs Ed Miliband

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 Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Ed Miliband voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 134 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 131 different votes 134 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
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 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
55.0 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
397
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,294
2,354 eligible divisions
183
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
717
55.4 % of votes cast
214
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
577
44.6 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

0
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
0
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 649
Contributions
517
+383.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
171 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Trade
58 of 89 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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API