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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
Con 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 304 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 0 different votes 304 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
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
128
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650

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
12
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
102 of 112 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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