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Alison Hume vs Dr Ben Spencer

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Dr Ben Spencer
Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Dr Ben Spencer voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 311 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
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 191 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 155 of 649
463
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
222
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
648
48.0 % of votes cast
241
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
702
52.0 % of votes cast
4
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Appearances
112
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
105
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 649
Contributions
226
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£263,058
16 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 154 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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