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Sir James Cleverly vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
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Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 0 different votes 285 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
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 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

69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,613
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
753
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
860
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
48
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
5
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API