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Patrick Spencer vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sarah Champion voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 234 different votes 238 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 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 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
397
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,650
2,354 eligible divisions
183
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
903
54.7 % of votes cast
214
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
747
45.3 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

0
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 649
Appearances
43
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
0
-129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 649
Contributions
79
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 373 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
142 of 169 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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