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Patrick Spencer vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 0 different votes 316 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
35 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.4% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
240
53.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
290
+144.3 vs Commons average
Rank 64 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Tax
101 of 112 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API