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Patrick Spencer vs Mr Mark Francois

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
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Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 0 different votes 233 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
31 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
360
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
161
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
199
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
Appearances
96
+35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Contributions
274
+164.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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