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Steve Witherden vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 335 different votes 339 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
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
34 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
244
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
227
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Appearances
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
3
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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