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Tim Roca vs Patrick Spencer

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

Photograph of Tim Roca
Tim Roca
Lab Macclesfield
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Tim Roca and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 299 different votes 305 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
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
441
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
234
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
207
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
Appearances
7
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
67
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£202,502
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£202,502
10% below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
6
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Energy
18 of 20 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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