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Patrick Spencer vs Rachel Taylor

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 Rachel Taylor
Rachel Taylor
Lab North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Rachel Taylor voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 347 different votes 354 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
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
2 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
2 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.3%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
442
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
493
620 eligible divisions
208
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
48.7% of votes cast
234
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
253
51.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
140
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
44
-119.5 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650
Contributions
200
+36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£240,723
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£240,723
6% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API