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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
Ind 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 329 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 0 different votes 329 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
Participation
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 109 of 648
360
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,057 eligible divisions
161
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
48.1 % of votes cast
199
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
909
51.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
Appearances
110
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 648
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Contributions
172
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648

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
7
2 registered categories
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
Trade
80 of 84 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API