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Stephen Kinnock vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 321 different votes 327 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
15 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
1,010
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
773
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
356
+217.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
4
4 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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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