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Patrick Spencer vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Jesse Norman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 0 different votes 332 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,361 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
789
46.2 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
918
53.8 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
50
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
97
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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