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Patrick Spencer vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 1 different votes 373 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
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 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
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 200 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,889
2,361 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
47.2 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
997
52.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
Appearances
361
+283.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Contributions
490
+351.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
193 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 91 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
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
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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