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Patrick Spencer vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Liz Kendall voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 198 different votes 203 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
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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
64.5 %
8 % below average
Rank 525 of 649
397
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,354 eligible divisions
183
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
870
57.3 % of votes cast
214
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
648
42.7 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 649
Appearances
45
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 649
0
-133.4 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 649
Contributions
566
+432.6 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
64 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Benefits
62 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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