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Patrick Spencer vs Luke Murphy

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 Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Luke Murphy voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 323 different votes 329 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 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 195 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
236
50.0% 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

6
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Appearances
64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
6
-136.2 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
94
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 349 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
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
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