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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
Ind 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 308 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 0 different votes 308 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 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

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
46.2 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
235
53.8 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
278
+139.6 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£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
100 of 111 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Housing
27 of 31 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
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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