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Patrick Spencer vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and John McDonnell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 345 different votes 363 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
3 Aye 16 No
Education 26% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
Appearances
128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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