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Patrick Spencer vs Mr David Lammy

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 Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 107 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 102 different votes 107 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
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 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
48.7%
24% below average
Rank 623 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
696
60.2% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
460
39.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
751
+605.3 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 91 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API