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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
Con 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 213 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 208 different votes 213 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
1 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
1 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 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
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

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
875
57.2% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
37
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
526
+382.5 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
28 of 32 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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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