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Patrick Spencer vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 331 different votes 338 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

6
-76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Appearances
7
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
6
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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