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Patrick Spencer vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 0 different votes 262 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
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 648
360
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
161
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
47.2 % of votes cast
199
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
189
52.8 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 648
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Contributions
77
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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