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Patrick Spencer vs Mr Louie French

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
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Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Mr Louie French voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 0 different votes 331 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
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
80.2%
8% above average
Rank 193 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
999
1,246 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
504
50.5% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
495
49.5% 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
4 years, 10 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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
£423,303
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£143,451
37% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 136 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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