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Patrick Spencer vs Sir Edward Leigh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir Edward Leigh 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
32 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
166
+88.0 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
187
+48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 138 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
188 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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