Ayes & Noes

Compare

Patrick Spencer vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 0 different votes 308 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
27 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
Participation
81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 179 of 648
360
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,887
2,312 eligible divisions
161
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
859
45.5 % of votes cast
199
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,028
54.5 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
Appearances
83
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Contributions
148
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 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
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API