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Sir Mark Hendrick vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Hendrick and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 178 different votes 186 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

56.6 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,309
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
726
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
583
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
25 years, 6 months
Since 23 Nov 2000
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

3
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
6
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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

£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£295,956
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
2
2 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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Defence
40 of 59 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Transport
58 of 87 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment 28 Jan 2026
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 27 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API