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Patrick Spencer vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 332 different votes 336 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
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
575 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
52.5 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
224
47.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Contributions
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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