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Samantha Dixon vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 289 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
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
139
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 648
Contributions
0
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Trade
17 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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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