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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
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 1 different votes 349 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
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 39 No
Tax 99% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

81.9%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,945
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
919
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
1,026
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
Appearances
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
229
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
Contributions
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
2
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
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API