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Patrick Spencer vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Jo Platt voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 315 different votes 321 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
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 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
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
459
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
50.3% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
228
49.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

7
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
32
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649
7
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
53
-89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API