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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 322 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 316 different votes 322 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
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 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

72.9%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 650
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 391 of 650
460
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
631 eligible divisions
247
53.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
46.6% of votes cast
213
46.3% of votes cast
No votes
241
53.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Appearances
32
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
88
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
52
-112.5 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 650

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
4
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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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