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Patrick Spencer vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Peter Dowd voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 312 different votes 319 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 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
39 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 391 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,417 eligible divisions
210
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.9% of votes cast
241
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
739
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

32
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
52
-112.5 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 650
Contributions
41
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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