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Patrick Spencer vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
31 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
44.6 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
251
55.4 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
100
+22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
146
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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