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Patrick Spencer vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Steve Witherden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 357 different votes 361 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 12 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 396 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
441
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
619 eligible divisions
208
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
50.9% of votes cast
233
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
24
-130.1 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
77
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 445 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API