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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
Con 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 300 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 0 different votes 300 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 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

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
150
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
268
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
28 of 32 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API