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Patrick Spencer vs Kerry McCarthy

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
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Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 356 different votes 359 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 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API