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Patrick Spencer vs Sir Julian 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
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Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 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
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
88
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
105
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 299 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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
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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