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Patrick Spencer vs Sarah Sackman

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
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Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 286 different votes 291 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.2% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
196
47.8% 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

8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
359
+215.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£206,246
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£206,246
9% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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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