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Patrick Spencer vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Keir Mather voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 274 different votes 280 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 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 650
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 307 of 650
392
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
579
769 eligible divisions
182
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
284
49.1 % of votes cast
210
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
295
50.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

0
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Appearances
86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
0
-125.8 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Contributions
328
+202.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
49 of 51 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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