Compare

Patrick Spencer vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 0 different votes 295 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
37 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
204 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
59 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
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API