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Patrick Spencer vs Harriet Cross

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 Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Harriet Cross voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 0 different votes 314 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
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
72.9%
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
47.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
228
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
121
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
207
+61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
4 of 4 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 32 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API