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Patrick Spencer vs Rachael Maskell

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 Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 361 different votes 387 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
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 14% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
41 Aye 40 No
Tax 1% aligned 81 shared votes
39 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 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
84.0%
11% above average
Rank 113 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,995
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,083
54.3% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
912
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

7
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
251
+169.2 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
7
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
305
+162.3 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Transport
89 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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