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Patrick Spencer vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 56 different votes 265 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 15 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 37 No
Tax 92% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
2 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 73% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 391 of 650
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 443 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,169
1,699 eligible divisions
210
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
610
52.2% of votes cast
241
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
559
47.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

31
-63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Appearances
136
+41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
49
-115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Contributions
182
+17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 190 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
56 of 64 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
137 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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