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Patrick Spencer vs Steve Yemm

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 Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Steve Yemm voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 382 different votes 390 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 12 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
40 Aye 39 No
Tax 1% aligned 79 shared votes
38 Aye 41 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

70.1%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
Participation
93.5%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 649
411
586 eligible divisions
Total votes
548
586 eligible divisions
192
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
279
50.9% of votes cast
219
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
269
49.1% 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

3
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
Appearances
84
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649
3
-137.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
102
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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
£179,690
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£179,690
21% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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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