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Patrick Spencer vs Julia Lopez

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 Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Julia Lopez voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 0 different votes 361 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
40 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
40 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
40 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
848
48.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
920
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Contributions
35
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 288 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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