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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock
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Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 0 different votes 192 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
18 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

66.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 647
Participation
68.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 462 of 647
1,544
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
537 eligible divisions
720
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
45.5 % of votes cast
824
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
201
54.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

4
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
Appearances
0
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 647
9
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 647
Contributions
0
-113.8 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
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
173 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
125 of 169 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Defence
43 of 59 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API