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Patrick Spencer vs Nigel Farage

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
vs
Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Nigel Farage voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 122 shared comparable votes.

120 same votes 2 different votes 122 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
15 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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 647
Participation
32.1 %
41 % below average
Rank 636 of 647
362
529 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
529 eligible divisions
163
45.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
199
55.0 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 647
Appearances
15
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
0
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 647
Contributions
17
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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