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Patrick Spencer vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 339 different votes 346 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
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
39 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 441 of 650
Participation
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 79 of 650
388
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
558 eligible divisions
180
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
50.2 % of votes cast
208
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
239
49.8 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
Appearances
45
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
0
-123.1 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 650
Contributions
61
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API