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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
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
vs
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 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 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
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 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

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Contributions
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
28 of 32 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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