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Patrick Spencer vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 212 different votes 229 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
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
333
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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