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Patrick Spencer vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 318 different votes 324 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 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 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
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

7
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
7
-136.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
91
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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