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Patrick Spencer vs Lee Anderson

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
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Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Lee Anderson voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 10 different votes 234 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
22 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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