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Patrick Spencer vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 222 different votes 297 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 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 18 No
Housing 38% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Education 26% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% 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
18
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
20
-125.7 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
62 of 67 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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