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Sir John Whittingdale vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 0 different votes 250 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
35 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
884
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
984
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
9
6 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Defence
49 of 59 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API