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Patrick Spencer vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Ruth Jones voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 341 different votes 348 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 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

5
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
5
-137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
Aye rebel
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
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 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API