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Patrick Spencer vs John Lamont

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
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Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and John Lamont voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
39 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
39 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
39 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
48.3% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
932
51.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
152
+69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
240
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
83 of 87 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 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
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API