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Patrick Spencer vs Luke Pollard

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 Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Luke Pollard voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 214 different votes 223 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
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 19 No
Tax 3% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 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
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,121 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
810
55.1% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
71
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
673
+527.3 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
61 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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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