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Patrick Spencer vs Lucy Rigby

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 Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 223 different votes 228 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 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 2% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 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
58.1%
14% below average
Rank 585 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
168
49.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
175
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
221
+77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£163,015
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£163,015
28% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Transport
23 of 29 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
23 of 32 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Tax
78 of 112 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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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