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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
Ind 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 296 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 0 different votes 296 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
30 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 648
360
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,305
1,594 eligible divisions
161
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
49.3 % of votes cast
199
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
662
50.7 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
Appearances
63
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 648
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Contributions
87
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 648

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
9
5 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API