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Patrick Spencer vs Tracy Gilbert

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 Tracy Gilbert
Tracy Gilbert
Lab Edinburgh North and Leith

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Tracy Gilbert voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 310 different votes 319 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 13 No
Benefits 21% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 39 No
Tax 1% aligned 79 shared votes
38 Aye 41 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
590 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
50.0% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
8
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
63
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 466 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
£204,572
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£204,572
10% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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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