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Patrick Spencer vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
32 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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