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Patrick Spencer vs Rebecca Smith

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 Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

291 same votes 0 different votes 291 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
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
575 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
46.9 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
214
53.1 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
139
+61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
250
+111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
38 of 39 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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