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Patrick Spencer vs Julia Buckley

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
vs
Photograph of Julia Buckley
Julia Buckley
Lab Shrewsbury

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Julia Buckley voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 323 different votes 334 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 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
575 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.8 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
228
50.2 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
27
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
0
-139.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
28
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£246,317
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£246,317
9 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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