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Patrick Spencer vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Esther McVey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 0 different votes 192 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
22 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 648
360
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,334
2,057 eligible divisions
161
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
608
45.6 % of votes cast
199
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
726
54.4 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
Appearances
77
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 648
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Contributions
109
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Defence
47 of 59 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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