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Patrick Spencer vs Paul Holmes

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 Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Paul Holmes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 0 different votes 329 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
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
694
49.6 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
704
50.4 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
386
+247.6 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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