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Patrick Spencer vs Sir James Cleverly

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
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Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 0 different votes 317 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 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
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,645
2,361 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
771
46.9 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
874
53.1 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
41
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
87
-51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
191 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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