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Sir John Hayes vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings
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Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 1 different votes 310 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
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 99% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,906
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
900
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
1,006
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
168
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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

£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
5
3 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
202 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API