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Patrick Spencer vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

291 same votes 0 different votes 291 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
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 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
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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