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Patrick Spencer vs Jo Stevens

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 Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Jo Stevens voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 275 different votes 280 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 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 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
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,763
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
54.6% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
801
45.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 649
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
171
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 167 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
£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£253,083
12% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Education
77 of 96 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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