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Patrick Spencer vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Priti Patel voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 0 different votes 303 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
36 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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