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Patrick Spencer vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 0 different votes 298 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
30 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
182
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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