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Patrick Spencer vs Natasha Irons

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 Natasha Irons
Natasha Irons
Lab Croydon East

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Natasha Irons voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 378 different votes 385 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
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 1% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.3%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
Participation
86.3%
14% above average
Rank 66 of 650
442
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
535
620 eligible divisions
208
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
49.3% of votes cast
234
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
271
50.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
45
-48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
43
-119.0 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Contributions
61
-101.0 vs Commons average
Rank 501 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
£150,494
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£150,494
33% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Transport
30 of 30 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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