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Patrick Spencer vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 190 different votes 196 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 30 No
Tax 2% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 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
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
Appearances
51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Contributions
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Tax
63 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
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
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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