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Patrick Spencer vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Michael Payne voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 317 different votes 318 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
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
39 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
38 Aye 39 No
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
38 Aye 39 No
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.2%
3% below average
Rank 428 of 649
Participation
76.2%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
407
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
580 eligible divisions
188
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0% of votes cast
219
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0% 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

0
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 649
Appearances
22
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
0
-137.1 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 649
Contributions
25
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API