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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
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
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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 266 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 0 different votes 266 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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 648
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 648
360
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,429
2,312 eligible divisions
161
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
45.1 % of votes cast
199
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
785
54.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 648
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Contributions
78
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 648

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
15
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Trade
67 of 88 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Tax
215 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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