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Patrick Spencer

Independent MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, since 4 July 2024

Patrick Spencer is the Independent MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

69.9% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
402 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
173 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
n/a Against their own party sits as an independent, so there is no party line to measure against
7 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
37 Debates spoken in 135 written questions tabled

Ranked 370 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 No 332–160
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48 No 328–160
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 No 327–164
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 No 314–178
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 No 329–163
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 No 316–172
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No 330–158
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 326–160
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading No 362–87
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 Aye 153–300
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 Aye 158–297
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 Aye 92–364
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No vote 69–300
9 Sep 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Second Reading No 330–179
9 Sep 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Reasoned Amendment Aye 116–333
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 No 335–160
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 No 401–96
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 No 325–171
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 No 404–98
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 No 336–158
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 No 402–97
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 No 398–93
4 Sep 2025 House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 338–74
4 Sep 2025 House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 331–73
4 Sep 2025 House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 336–77

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
(Registered 11 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Suffolk
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 17 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Suffolk Ventures Limited
Nature of business: The company was set up to manage the marketing and rental income associated with property in Suffolk.
(Registered 11 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000

Name of company or organisation: IPGL
Nature of business: Investment holdings company
(Registered 11 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Jul 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Unpaid Director, Suffolk Ventures Limited.
(Registered 22 July 2024)

On the register since 29 Jul 2025

Unpaid Director, Blue WV Limited.
(Registered 22 July 2024)

On the register since 29 Jul 2025

Governor, Hollesley Waldringfield Partnership. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 17 July 2024)

On the register since 17 Jul 2025

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Debates

37 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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