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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
Ind 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 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 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
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 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

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,757
2,106 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
47.9 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
915
52.1 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
29
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
37
-101.4 vs Commons average
Rank 541 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
27 of 31 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 287 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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