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Patrick Spencer vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Jim Shannon voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 28 different votes 349 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
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Housing 50% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 84% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 86% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 647
Participation
85.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 91 of 647
378
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,991
2,333 eligible divisions
175
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
51.6 % of votes cast
203
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
963
48.4 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Appearances
1,086
+1019.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
0
-118.0 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 650
Contributions
1,307
+1189.0 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Defence
24 of 27 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Transport
20 of 25 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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