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Priti Patel vs Patrick Spencer

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 0 different votes 295 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
36 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
663
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
795
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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