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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 352 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 346 different votes 352 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
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 391 of 650
Participation
81.1%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
631 eligible divisions
210
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.0% of votes cast
241
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
256
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
45
-119.5 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Contributions
86
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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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Voting source Commons Votes API