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Patrick Spencer vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 320 different votes 326 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 9 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.4% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.6% 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

7
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
50
-32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 649
7
-136.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
87
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 377 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
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
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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