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Patrick Spencer vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 320 different votes 327 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
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 36 No
Tax 1% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 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
90.2%
18% above average
Rank 18 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
532
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
262
49.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

7
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
3
-79.2 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 649
7
-136.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
3
-140.3 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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