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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
Ind 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 277 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 271 different votes 277 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
22 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 650
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 650
392
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,629
2,349 eligible divisions
182
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
56.0 % of votes cast
210
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
717
44.0 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Appearances
38
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
0
-125.8 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Contributions
26
-99.8 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 70 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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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